A construction worker fell 50 feet to his death at the Hudson River Tunnel’s Manhattan work site Thursday, officials said.
The victim, an employee of the New York Concrete Corporation, fell near W. 30th St. and 11th Ave. in the Hudson Yards shortly before 9 a.m. He was working on the third section of the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing, a large subterranean chamber that will link Penn Station to two new rail tubes beneath the Hudson River.
A construction worker fell to his death Thursday at the Gateway Tunnel site near W. 30th St. and 11th Ave. in the Hudson Yards. (Barry Williams / New York Daily News)
The victim was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died, an FDNY spokesman said. His name was not immediately released.
“The Gateway Development Commission, Amtrak, and Related Companies extend our profound condolences to the family of the worker,” a joint statement said. “Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this difficult time.”
A construction worker fell to his death Thursday at the Gateway Tunnel site near W. 30th St. and 11th Ave. in the Hudson Yards. (Barry Williams / New York Daily News)
The section of casing is being constructed in a deep trench west of Eleventh Ave. FDNY Battalion Chief Anthony Romano told reporters the man was found at the bottom of the construction pit.
“The construction worker was working approximately 50 feet up on the northern wall,” Romano said. “It was a foundation wall that was poured yesterday. We do not know how or why he fell.”
All work on the concrete casing was suspended while the incident is under investigation.
The tunnel — which has recently become embroiled in an ongoing funding battle between President Trump and elected officials in New York and New Jersey — is the centerpiece of the sweeping Gateway Project meant to double the rail lines across the New Jersey Meadowlands and into New York Penn Station.
Originally Published: October 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM EDT
