Glass Panel Falls From NYC Bank of America Building

NEW YORK (AP)  -- A glass panel near the top of a Bank of America skyscraper in New York City has fallen more than 50 stories onto the street below and shattered. No injuries have been reported.


Juliet Papa Reports

The panel came from the facade of a tower under construction in midtown Manhattan across from Bryant Park.

The area around the building, stretching from 42nd Street to 44th Street on Sixth Avenue, was blocked for emergency crews to clean up the glass shards.

A street vendor told 1010 WINS' Juliet Papa shattered pieces of glass fell from the building and hit him on the head.

Another vendor said he had to push his cart down the street after shards of glass fell into his food.

General contractor Tishman Realty & Construction says no work was taking place in the area from where the glass fell. The cause is being investigated.

A similar incident at the building in August injured two people. Last October, a bucket attached to a crane fell from the top of the building, injuring eight people.

Bank of America Corp. has made headlines this week for buying embattled financial management firm Merrill Lynch & Co. for $50 billion.