Lumber lifting on East First Street

Over at the former 9-17 Second Ave., Bendy Thing has given way to a large, wood-toting crane...

As you know, you always take photos of a crane lifting lumber over East First Street...

Photos by Bobby Williams.

Previously.

[Updated] And now, 3 photos of a really large crane on Union Square

We were so busy admiring the crane here next to the Zeckendorf Towers on East 14th Street near Irving Place, that we never got the official word what the workers were doing... heard a dad explain to his son that the workers were hoisting AC units to the roof...

Anyway, you always take pictures of large cranes. Thanks to everyone who sent in photos, including Dave on 7th...

An EV Grieve reader just sent along this shot of workers packing up the crane late this afternoon ...

Today outside the Hyatt Union Square

As the signs outside the incoming Hyatt Union Square on Fourth Avenue and 13th Street promised, a crane was on the scene today...

We were hoping to see them hoist the hydroponic bamboo garden. Unfortunately, it was a few things that looked like this.

What is this? (Please, no serious responses.)

The crane event at Hyatt Union Square

Well, over here on Fourth Avenue and 13th Street... outside the incoming Hyatt Union Square, we can expect a bigass crane here on the dates below... we love cranes... and photos of them...

We think that they mean Feb. 18 and not 16. Since we didn't see a crane yesterday. In any event. No word on whether the crane will be lifting into place the hydroponic bamboo garden.

A ConEd Day today on Avenue A

They're putting up something or another atop the substation here on Avenue A between Sixth Street and Fifth Street... And nearly every ConEd employee is on hand to watch. Avenue A is screwy from Fourth Street to Seventh Street. Down to one lane.

You always take photos of cranes

Second Avenue and 13th Street this morning.

Mobile crane alert! BMW Guggenheim Lab construction closes East First Street today

East First Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue is closed today, as you might expect after seeing the crane photo.

Workers are on the scene to install the urban think tank, which we're told is the yellow thing on the back of the truck.*

Previously.

* Yes, that was a terrible joke.

Today in photos of a large crane on First Avenue

Courtesy of EV Grieve crane correspondent Bobby Williams.

Today in photos of a large crane on Avenue A

Putting in the new sign for the 7-Eleven? (KIDDING! I know, not funny...)

Today in new ads that poke fun of people from Des Moines

Yesterday, we noted the crane on Second Avenue and Second Street... where workers were putting up a new ad...

We went back to see what the ad was for...

There is an East Village in Des Moines too.

Today in photos of very large cranes

You always take pictures of cranes. Like this one here on Second Avenue at Second Street...

And from EV Grieve reader Steven on Second Street near Avenue C...

You always take pictures of cranes

As my blogging professor taught me in my Remedial Blogging Class... (You always take pictures of cranes.)

Anyway, here on Second Avenue near Fifth Street... there is a large crane on the scene making a beer delivery to Kabin....



Kidding! They're actually creating an Bike Lane Obstacle Course. Mayor Bloomberg read that city officials did this in Amersterdam too.



Oh, c'mon ... it's early...

You always take pictures of a crane

As I've said. This crew on Avenue B near Fourth Street was there to load a new AC unit for Tompkins Square Middle School...

REALLY big crane doing something on Third Avenue

So Second Avenue is off limits to traffic with the street fair... Meanwhile, on Third Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets...this humungo crane is lifting something up to the roof at 111 Third Ave. And slowing down traffic. And making everyone look cautiously toward the sky.