••• The New York Times Magazine‘s “New York” issue includes a great shot by Jamison Walsh of a worker atop the spire of 1 World Trade Center at night. That’s a slice of it above.

••• “The city has said a water main break occurred below Worth street after the 565-foot crane toppled to the ground, killing a pedestrian. But a construction log book for a project at 60 Hudson place […] states that a water main break happened at least a day before the crane collapse. […] Water from the break gushed into the basement at 60 Hudson Street and a draining system designed to alleviate flooding pumped the water into the sewer system and catacombs below, according to sources familiar with the construction project. The timetable of the water main break calls to question whether the use of the crane should have been suspended.” —NBC New York

••• “A man who was on his iPhone after stepping out of the Iron Horse bar was punched in the face by a stranger who then took his phone.” —DNAinfo

••• “A 16-year-old waiting for his parents to pick him up was attacked by two robbers trying to steal his iPhone.” It was early Saturday morning at Rector and Washington. —DNAinfo

••• “Parents and school advocates in Lower Manhattan want the city to ditch the pre-K component of a new elementary school slated for the Financial District, in a Hail Mary pass to score a full-size gym and auditorium instead.” —Downtown Express

••• “Busy with work schedules and wary of weekend traffic, some homeowners are buying second homes in the same city as their primary residence.” The example in the lede is of a couple in Midtown who bought a Tribeca pied-à-terre. —Wall Street Journal

••• “Taking a break from their bold endeavor to circumnavigate the globe with only the sun and stars as their guide, the brave crew of a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe, Hōkūle‘a, will stop at Battery Park City’s North Cove Marina for a bit of Manhattan landlubbing on June 5.” —Downtown Express