NEW YORK CITY-Though the city's engineers are on the job inattempting to remove or secure the dangling construction crane atop the One57multifamily property development, the solutionwon't be easy or quick, and could take several weeks. Bloomberg News reports that engineershave made several trips to the top of the under-construction90-story tower in attempts to figure out a way to secure thedangling boom.

Anthony Sclafani, a spokesman for the New YorkCity Department of Buildings, says that resolution won't be anytimesoon. “This process is still in its early stages," he was quoted assaying in the Bloomberg article. "There’s no complete plan on howto remove it. It’s being formulated as we speak.”

City mayor Michael Bloomberg has said that thecrane atop the building at 157 W. 57^th St., whichpartially collapsed on Oct. 29 in high winds, doesn't pose animmediate danger. However, buildings near the building (includingLeParker Meridien and the Salisbury Hotel) were evacuated, streetshave been shut down around the site, and performances at nearbyCarnegie Hall have been cancelled until the situation isresolved.