News clips: March 29, 2010

03/29/2010

Crane Operator’s License Is Suspended
The New York Times
City officials on Sunday suspended the license of a worker who had been operating a 250-foot-high crane before it crashed into 80 Maiden Lane on Saturday night, saying he had failed to secure it properly before leaving the site for the day.

A Library That Most Can Only Dream Of
The New York Times
A look inside Battery Park City’s new library.

A View From 1978
Lost City
Color photographs of New York City in 1978, including Times Square and the Village.

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