Crane on new bridge topples onto old bridge

Cars crossing the Tappan Zee bridge north of New York City on Tuesday had to swerve out of the way as a crane boom from an adjacent bridge project crashed down across the Hudson River crossing, halting traffic for hours. It took several hours before travel lanes were reopened and officials expressed gratitude and amazement that no one was significantly hurt. “Miraculously, there were no serious injuries,” said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, at the scene. “If you said to me that a boom could fall across the Tappan Zee Bridge at noon, not hit a car ... I would not believe it.”