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Window Washers Rescued After Getting Stuck on Rigging at Columbus Circle Building

Window Washers Rescued After Getting Stuck on Rigging at Columbus Circle Building

February 28, 2025 Community 1 Comment

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FDNY firefighters came to the rescue of two window washers who were stranded on a disabled rigging, left dangling in high winds outside of a Columbus Circle high-rise.

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The incident occurred around 9:45 a.m. on Friday, February 28. It has not yet been determined how the scaffolding became loose, but when it failed, the window washers were left swaying near the 78th floor of 25 Columbus Circle, according to the New York Daily News.

During many commuters’ morning rush, glass began raining down from the building as the scaffolding made contact with and broke building windows. An ABC News reporter on the scene stated that 58th Street between 8th and 9th Avenue had to be shut down to clear the fallen shards.

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When the FDNY arrived at the scene, they had to break windows of the high-rise to get to the stranded window washers and pull them to safety inside.

“We’re operating essentially on the edge of a 78-story building, so it was very difficult to us but I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, that they weren’t tied off, they kept trying to stand up and we kept telling them sit down, sit down, they weren’t secured to anything,” said FDNY Lt. Nick Schneider.

No injuries were reported and the scaffolding is now secured.

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  1. Mary Mccorry March 2, 2025

    What kind of employer sends window washers on a day of high winds as we had on Friday to wash windows on a skyscraper (78th floor)! And fails to properly train and supervise them about proper harnessing? Those window washers are very lucky to be alive. Whoever enforces worker safety regulations at the City and State levels need to get on the job against this employer, whoever it is.

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