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When he stopped trying to fix the world, it left some leftists feeling pretty irritated.

New York knew her as the “Crane Lady,” but she never let herself be defined by the accident that gave her the nickname.

He spent his life trying to dodge his own mortality, resistant but haunted by its specter.

National News Brigitte Gerney, 'Crane Lady' who survived collapse, dies at 85 Brigitte Gerney, whose legs were crushed when a construction crane collapsed on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in 1985, trapping her for six hours, freezing midtown traffic and touching off a media frenzy, died Friday at her home in Southampton, New York. She was 85. by NYTimes News Service Jun. 16 2021 @ 6:33pm Brigitte Gerney, whose legs were crushed when a construction crane collapsed on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in 1985, trapping her for six hours, freezing midtown traffic and touching off a media frenz...

NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan, the police department's highest-ranking uniformed officer, is retiring, and Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison will replace him, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced Thursday. Shea said Essig's work ethic has reflected the values and concerns of the citizens where he has served. "Chief Essig's commitment to the public good, and his vision for fair, effective policing, has seen our city through to its historic crime reductions," he said. "His experience makes him uniquely suited to carry on the department's work in fighti...