“But the unit passed an inspection conducted by the city on Friday, and the proper permits were in place for the raising of the crane that was taking place when the crash occurred.”
That only means the proper bribes took place.
The construction official at Bloomberg’s presser said there’d been 13 violations at the site in 27 months, none concerning the crane. Someone in the crowd asked if that was a normal number of violations. The official said “Yes.”
The same guy said there was a stop work order in effect at the site for something else.