( CNN ) -- A crane atop a luxury Manhattan skyscraper under construction partly collapsed Monday , leaving its arm precariously perched and hanging over West 57th Street . New York police and fire crews were on the scene , and part of the street had been closed off as a precaution , according to Detective Martin Speechley of the New York Police Department . Video : Watch the crane swing precariously . The New York Office of Emergency Management on Monday afternoon asked all occupants of upper floors in buildings near the site of the collapse to evacuate to lower floors . The evacuation zone expanded later Monday , covering all buildings north and south of 57th Street , between Sixth and Seventh avenues , in addition to buildings on 56th Street , according to New York Fire Department spokesman Michael Parrella . As of Monday evening , Le Parker Meridien hotel , on West 56th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues , was being evacuated . Guests were being moved to another hotel , according to a concierge at Le Parker Meridien . Streets turn to rivers , residents trapped in homes . One57 , the skyscraper under construction , is offering some of the most expensive apartments in New York , with a penthouse there recently closing for more than $ 90 million , according to The New York Times . `` At approximately 2:35 p.m. today , the One57 tower crane boom became damaged by the high winds of Hurricane Sandy , '' according to Mary Costello , senior vice president for Lend Lease , the property group managing the site . `` The hurricane storm winds have pushed the crane boom over the cab section of the high-rise crane at One 57th Street , '' The city has been experience gusts up to 60 mph , according to CNN meteorologists . Sandy claims 'Bounty ' off North Carolina . `` We are working with structural engineers and the DOB ( New York City 's Department of Buildings ) on evaluating any additional measures that can be taken to secure the boom and crane structure . Current weather and wind conditions remain very severe , '' she added . The Department of Buildings on Sunday issued guidance that all cranes needed to be secured ahead of the brunt of superstorm Sandy . It was not immediately clear whether that guidance was followed at One57 . Costello said the crane was last inspected Friday . Follow the latest on the storm at CNN.com 's live blog . CNN 's Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley and Logan Burruss contributed to this report .
NEW : Collapsed blamed on superstorm Sandy . Evacuation zone widens ; Le Parker Meridien hotel evacuated . The Associated Press contributed to this report.