Crane operator Danny Dunn watches the sun rise over Manhattan. His crane, atop the tower, is about six stories higher than the roof of the building. When the slide crane comes down in a few months, the cranes on top will carry it.


This story is from the September 3, 2012 issue of Fortune.
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