Things took a dramatic turn for the worse when a window cleaning operation in New York City was hit by severe turbulence from strong winds.

First responders were called to 25 Columbus Circle about 9:47 a.m. after receiving a 911 call about the window washers trapped on the side of the building by the 78th floor.

Two New York City window washers are safe after their scaffold outside a Midtown skyscraper started swinging uncontrollably, FDNY says.

Two New York City window washers were left swinging on scaffolding hundreds of feet in the sky after the washing rigging got loose around 10 a.m. Friday morning. The window washers are now safe after being rescued, according to reports.

Crews had to break windows 78 floors above street level to help get the workers off the scaffolding and pull them to safety.

Two window washers were taken to the hospital after finding themselves trapped in a scary situation 78 stories over Manhattan Friday morning.

Firefighters raced to rescue two window washers trapped on broken scaffolding blowing in the wind on the side of a high-rise building in Columbus Circle Friday morning, according to a report.

Crews had to break windows to help get the workers off the scaffolding and pull them to safety from the 78th floor.

Two window washers were saved from a dangling platform in Columbus Circle in New York City on Friday morning. Firefighters responded to the location at 25 Columbus Circle just after 9:45 a.m. and ...

Michelle Trachtenberg, an actress best known for her roles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Gossip Girl," has died at age 39.

Michelle Trachtenberg appeared to be in poor health during one of her final nights out in New York City before her untimely ... Spy” star dead in her Columbus Circle home at approximately ...