The Fire Department responded to the scene of a car that rammed into the construction shed of 250 West Street Friday night. Photo: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib
A car traveling north on West Street crashed into the sidewalk shed of 250 West Street, at Hubert Street, late Friday night. The driver, who said he was cut off by a Yellow Cab, appeared to be unscathed. Portions of the shed's supports came untethered but the structure did not collapse.
“So far I’m ok,” said Jay Chiu, who was on his way to work from his home in Brooklyn when the cab, he said, swerved into his lane, causing him to hit the taxi’s door before smashing into the shed of the building, a 12-story, 104-unit condo conversion. The cab remained at the scene, parked nearby on West Street. It was unclear Friday night whether any charges would be filed in the incident.
