Mayor taps Republican ex-Council member as buildings chief
Four months into Eric Adams’ mayoralty, he finally named a buildings chief. Adams on Tuesday appointed Eric Ulrich commissioner...
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The construction industry managed to navigate the return to activity in a safer fashion than years past, but injuries...
NYC construction deaths fell in first year of pandemic
The onset of the pandemic hampered construction in New York City, perhaps contributing to a decline in the number...
Owner faces criminal charges in fatal Midtown façade incident
Two years after Erica Tishman was struck and killed by a piece of terra cotta that fell from 729...
Drones’ role in facade inspections up in air
On Friday it will be exactly two years since Erica Tishman was killed by falling terra-cotta as she walked...
City approves mass timber, basement apartment rules
The future of New York’s skyline is … timber? Building with cross-laminated timber, a type of engineered wood consisting...
A condo building couldn’t collapse in NYC. Or could it?
Basement leaks and cracks. Faulty mechanical and electrical systems. Porous roofs and crumbling facades. You name it, Howard Zimmerman...
Owners’ chance for emissions cap break is over
The window for certain property owners to apply for a break from the city’s emission caps has closed. Owners...
Years ago he took a bribe. Now he can’t get a license
A former city building inspector is suing the Department of Buildings after it denied him a professional license for...
After worker dies, Williamsburg condo project paused, GC fined
Construction management firm Gotham New York was slapped with $59,900 in fines at a Williamsburg construction site, where a...