As the investigation into Saturday's deadly crane collapse moves forward today, hundreds of people who were forced out of their Turtle Bay homes are allowed back in.

Seven of the buildings that were evacuated have now been reopened, but many in the neighborhood say things will never be the same.

"It's destroyed the peace of mind of this entire street and I don't see how I'm going to feel secure again because I imagine that they're going to continue [construction]," said one Turtle Bay resident. "I wish they would stop where they are."

The Department of Buildings says it will lift vacate orders on the remaining buildings as soon as they are safe for residents.

NY1 captured this video of a 20-foot beam that was tossed into the air by the accident, crashing through the roof of a nearby building and landing in the kitchen.

The rest of the cab from the destroyed crane was taken away yesterday as crews also removed the three steel beams that supported it. Investigators are working to recover any parts from the rubble that might offer clues as to what went wrong.

Water and gas service has been restored to much of the area, though the city's Office of Emergency Management said the clean up is nowhere near complete.

"I can tell you we'll be here for a period of time. This is not going to occur overnight," said OEM Commissioner Joseph Bruno. "We're going to be here for an extended period -- continue to work on the site, continue to get buildings online."

Friends and family gathered yesterday to remember the seven people killed in the accident.

Six of the people who died were part of the construction crew. The seventh was a woman who was inside the townhouse crushed by the crane.

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