The work site where the crane collapsed today had a string of violations on file. [Curbed]

The New York Times collects audio accounts from people who witnessed the crane collapse. [City Room]

The plan for a new powerline through the state failed to meet the standards necessary to earn the approval of the grid operator. [The Evening Sun]

Michelle Paterson mistakenly sent out an invitation to a fund-raiser on letterhead and had to cancel the event. [Capitol Confidential]

Geraldine Ferraro has an op-ed about sexism. [Boston Globe]

This blogger thinks the fate of the State Senate majority depends on the Queens City Council special election. [Nassau G.O.P. Watch]

Frank Lautenberg gets the endorsement of the Herald News. [Blue Jersey]

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