Third Man in Weeks Scales Skyscraper

SelectPlusThird Man in Weeks Scales SkyscraperThird Man in Weeks Scales SkyscraperThe Associated PressPolice have arrested a man who scaled a portion of The New York Times' 52-story headquarters early Wednesday morning. He's the third person to do so in a span of a few weeks. (July 9)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:man on skyscraper behind slats]Another real-life spiderman in New York City.Police say a man climbed partway up the New York Times headquarters early Wednesday morning - [Notes:various of spectators]drawing attention even in the middle of the night.SOT: Allen Brown, Spectator: "I thought that he was working for the Times at first, then it became apparent that he was deliquent."[Notes:banner on bldg]At one point, the climber unfurled a banner that referred to Osama bin Laden.[Notes:man standing on outside of building]He's the third man to scale the high-rise in the past few weeks. [Notes:wide of bldg, pan up]The climber made it to the 11th floor before descending to a lower floor and spending some time making c ell phone calls and talking to police. [Notes:various of spectators]Some New Yorkers are amazed by the phenomenon.SOT: Adil Abousslaham, Taxi Driver: "it's very crazy. It's almost like...I don't know...unbelievable."[Notes:various of bldg exteriors]The outside of the building is covered with slats that allow a person to climb the tower like a ladder. A spokeswoman for the newspaper says the company will look into how Wednesday's climber managed to get around obstacles put in place after two men climbed the building last month. ___ ___, The Associated Press

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[picklejuicemonkey]

awesome



[BuRgLaR187]

0:09 Guy sounds just like Denzel Washington

[MyCatDriftsBetter]

@staphinfection Everything is scale-able with enough determination.

[staphinfection]

Put a huge fucking overhang at the ground floor that is impossible to get around or climb over.... Game over.

[DianaGutted]

yeah, good job they talked to that taxi driver

[weneedhelp]

I love the way they omit that it was a sign that had Osama with Bush on puppet strings. Shame on you AP. Another Bush prostitute. CNN got it right:

w w w. cnn. com/2008/US/07/09/nyt. climber/?iref=mpstoryview

[pipesmoker76]

ur are out of ur mind buddy..do you know what that sigh even said ,,dumbass ..good job skywalker...

[AlatorrofUld]

They're terrorists, people!! You've gotta do something before they attack! Think!!!!