Scaffolding on 12-story Park Slope condo project collapses, injures 3
High winds tore down scaffolding at an under-construction condo building in Park Slope Sunday afternoon, injuring three people. The...
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A former model is suing the owners of 568 Broadway in Soho for $50 million after poles and sheets...
There’s some good looking scaffolding coming to NYC. Seriously!
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DOB map shows 280 miles of scaffolding in the city
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Four workers rescued after Inwood scaffolding collapse
After scaffolding collapsed at a six-story apartment building in Inwood, four construction workers were left dangling. The workers, who...
Record amount of scaffolding covers NYC
In New York, scaffolding seems omnipresent and everlasting. It’s an eyesore that, beyond obscuring pleasing building façades, cause pedestrian traffic jams. And now, there is a record amount of scaffolding covering city sidewalks.
Man dies after falling 9 stories at Four Seasons hotel
UPDATED, 1:50 p.m., Dec. 31: A 24-year-old man died Wednesday night after falling nine stories at the Four Seasons hotel in...
Worker dies after fall at UES co-op building
UPDATED, 6:48 p.m., Sept. 1: A worker died Tuesday afternoon after falling 13 floors from scaffolding at the Sherman Towers co-op...
City hidden behind 189 miles of scaffolds: OPINION
By coincidence, two articles have appeared nearly simultaneously on the website of the New York Times having to do...