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Construction industry at ‘inflection point’
By Kevin Sun | Research By Matthew Elo | May 20, 2021 07:30AM
With global supply chains, an inherent need for on-site workers and a client base that depends on optimism, construction...
Construction industry at ‘inflection point’
Two landlords hit with big fines for SROs, resi additions
By Orion Jones | May 06, 2021 08:00AM
Two landlords — one in Brooklyn and the other in Queens — racked up almost $200,000 in fines in...
Two landlords hit with big fines for SROs, resi additions
Amazon construction site passes inspection after Covid complaints
By Sasha Jones | April 21, 2021 03:54PM
After an electrician alleged that Covid protocols were being ignored at an Amazon construction site, a Department of Buildings...
Amazon construction site passes inspection after Covid complaints
“Save us, Jeff Bezos!” Worker says Amazon contractor shuns Covid safety
By Sasha Jones | Research By Kevin Sun | April 20, 2021 05:45PM
Covid-19 protocols are being willfully ignored at an Amazon warehouse construction site, an electrician alleged in a Department of...
“Save us, Jeff Bezos!” Worker says Amazon contractor shuns Covid safety
Three landlords slapped with six-figure fines for carving up buildings
By Orion Jones | April 02, 2021 08:00AM
Three landlords trying to pack people into residences like sardines were hit with big fines by New York City’s...
Three landlords slapped with six-figure fines for carving up buildings
Buildings inspector charged with bribery at Queens work site
By Sasha Jones | Research By Orion Jones | February 12, 2021 05:30PM
A city Department of Buildings inspector was charged with soliciting a cash bribe from a construction company that was...
Buildings inspector charged with bribery at Queens work site
Council passes bill to speed up opening of new and renovated properties
By Kathryn Brenzel | December 11, 2020 07:30AM
Just in time for the holidays, the City Council delivered a gift to developers and their contractors: fewer trips...
Council passes bill to speed up opening of new and renovated properties
NYC buildings are getting energy efficiency grades
By Kathryn Brenzel | October 01, 2020 05:30PM
At the end of this month, the owners of tens of thousands of buildings in New York City will...
NYC buildings are getting energy efficiency grades
City moves to speed opening of new and renovated properties
By Kathryn Brenzel | September 01, 2020 07:00AM
A proposed City Council bill aims to streamline how new and renovated buildings are opened. The measure, sponsored by...
City moves to speed opening of new and renovated properties
Collapses raise questions about safety-law exemption
By Kathryn Brenzel | August 10, 2020 07:00AM
Weeks before what would have been her younger sister’s 59th birthday, Lori E. Gold was unsettled by reports of...
Collapses raise questions about safety-law exemption