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It seems that this might be a new push by their PR firm (which is very good I guess, the article is very flattering and small-guy vs union side and all the righ
by GFischer 10y ago
It seems that this might be a new push by their PR firm (which is very good I guess, the article is very flattering and small-guy vs union side and all the right buttons)
http://gothamgr.com/media-coverage/ http://gothamgr.com/media-coverage/
- schoen 10y agoIt looks like they subsequently received their certification: http://vertikalsolutions.net/products/ http://vertikalsolutions.net/products/ > NYC SKYPICKER CERTIFICATION > The SKYPICKER MDS is approved for use by the New York City Department of Buildings division of Cranes and Derricks This article might have been organized by a PR firm, but if so, I guess it's already been successful.
- GFischer 10y agoGood find :) .
- djrogers 10y agoGood find - the video of the crane 'vertically relocating' itself is pretty amazing.
- joatmon-snoo 10y agoHoly crap, yes, that video should be the center piece here. That's an absolutely amazing idea.
- schoen 10y agoIt looks like that feature is also part of what the regulators were concerned about the safety of (in terms of how firmly it manages to attach to the building levels).
- ksherlock 10y agoPer the payback machine, that text was added in late 2014 or early 2015, well before the article was written (It was approved in 2012 but then revoked in 2013 though).