With New York City’s annual crane moratorium approaching, ABLE Rigging had five days to take down three cranes at the heart of the busy city. Will North spoke to master rigger Robert LaChapelle about the jobs, and about the tower crane industry in New York
New York’s rigging industry is essentially shut down every year during the holiday season, between the run up to Thanksgiving at the end of November and the start of the New Year. For more than a month, the city enforces a moratorium on erecting, climbing or disassembling tower cranes.