A typical Friday night in TriBeCa means people packed into the neighborhood's many bars and restaurants, but that was anything but the story Friday night after a crane collapse earlier in the day. NY1's Gene Apodaca filed the following report.

At one point Friday night, employees were the only ones occupying seats at at the Zutto Japanese-American Pub.

"Yeah, there's nobody here. We had one customer this whole time," said Arissa Hilario, an employee of the Zutto Japanese-American Pub.

The restaurant is located at the corner of Hudson and Worth streets, less than a block from where a massive crane fell earlier in the day. So instead of typical lines of diners, on this night, there were police barricades, making it difficult to attract customers.

"I'm hoping we don't lose a lot of customers, but also, there's probably a good possibility that we are for this weekend, or maybe the whole week, until they get everything resolved," Hilario said.

On the streets, foot traffic was at a bare minimum, as some shops shut their doors completely to make way for construction workers.

As for neighbors, Friday night routines were replaced with addressing the concerns of having a tragedy right in their backyard.

Mike Romo has three young daughters at a nearby school.

"I was sort of taken aback," Romo said. "I got an email from the school principal down here, and they talked about the tragedy and how they were going to have counselors on duty today, talk about the kids. And so this goes beyond hitting so close to home."

John Mustin, also a parent of three himself, spent part of the night reflecting on the tragedy, and the message he says we should all take from it.

"On one hand, we're happy to see growth as a sign of progress here. On the other, we all have to be safe," Mustin said.

As a result of the tragedy, gas to some of the buildings nearby was shut off. The one business NY1 featured expects to lose $3,000 Friday night alone.