Construction

Modular Portland Loo Toilets Are Finally Coming to New York City

Feb. 27, 2023, 5:02 a.m.May 30, 2024, 1:29 p.m.

Five prefabricated bathrooms will offer relief in one park in each borough — after a painful wait for a company coping with city bureaucracy.

Worker Safety

20 NYC Construction Workers Died on the Job in 2021, New Report Finds

Feb. 22, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 21, 2023, 8:41 p.m.

Fatalities rise again, following a dip during the COVID construction pause.

Work

Migrant Job-Seekers Face Long Waits for Required Construction Safety Course

Nov. 14, 2022, 12:53 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

New York City requires 40 hours of OSHA-certified training for workers on building and demolition jobs. The few free classes available are now overwhelmed.

Taxes

Building Permits Soared Before Developer Tax Break Expired, New Numbers Show

Nov. 10, 2022, 6:25 p.m.Nov. 10, 2022, 6:25 p.m.

Permits for more than 58,000 apartments show rush to secure lucrative 421-a benefit ahead of state law’s June expiration.

Construction

Contractor Hits City’s Biggest Immigrant-Focused Nonprofit With $4.5M Lien on Center as Stop-Work Orders Stall Construction

Oct. 12, 2022, 7:10 p.m.Oct. 12, 2022, 7:10 p.m.

Neither side is saying what’s behind the dispute, but Make The Road NY has asked a court to toss the debt claim. Meanwhile, the Department of Buildings says the contractor didn’t properly insure workers.

Economy

Why Is NYC’s Economy Still Lagging? Take a Close Look at Construction, Entertainment and Retail

Aug. 22, 2022, 5:30 a.m.Aug. 22, 2022, 10:26 a.m.

These three sectors explain why NYC just can’t get its groove back.

Tenants

Fumes, Dust, Noise Rattle Residents at Former Mitchell-Lama Building Under New Management

Aug. 17, 2022, 12:54 p.m.Aug. 17, 2022, 12:54 p.m.

Renovation of an Upper West Side apartment building is the cause of disputes between longtime residents and new ownership.

Housing

City Comptroller Denies Every Single Financial Claim for Hurricane Ida Flooding

Aug. 16, 2022, 5:15 p.m.Sept. 1, 2022, 2:59 p.m.

The office asserts the system is broken and City Hall can help more, as it follows a century-old legal precedent and rejects payout requests for flood damage.

Construction

Construction Firm and Foreman Charged with Reckless Endangerment in 2019 Scaffolding Tragedy

July 1, 2022, 4:53 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Prosecutors allege that the scaffolding at 243 Fourth Avenue had been left unfastened for days, leading it to blow off and severely injure 32-year-old Haley Keating.

Brooklyn

After Scaffold Tragedy, Top Adams Aide Enlisted Lobbyist to Fight Developer Penalties

March 20, 2022, 9:02 p.m.March 21, 2022, 12:06 p.m.

In 2019, now mayoral Chief of Staff Frank Carone stepped in as fixer for a project with a trail of shaky safety practices, after a 32-year-old woman suffered life-altering brain injuries.

Construction

Modular Portland Loo Toilets Are Finally Coming to New York City

20 NYC Construction Workers Died on the Job in 2021, New Report Finds

Migrant Job-Seekers Face Long Waits for Required Construction Safety Course

Building Permits Soared Before Developer Tax Break Expired, New Numbers Show

Contractor Hits City’s Biggest Immigrant-Focused Nonprofit With $4.5M Lien on Center as Stop-Work Orders Stall Construction

Why Is NYC’s Economy Still Lagging? Take a Close Look at Construction, Entertainment and Retail

Fumes, Dust, Noise Rattle Residents at Former Mitchell-Lama Building Under New Management

City Comptroller Denies Every Single Financial Claim for Hurricane Ida Flooding

Construction Firm and Foreman Charged with Reckless Endangerment in 2019 Scaffolding Tragedy

After Scaffold Tragedy, Top Adams Aide Enlisted Lobbyist to Fight Developer Penalties

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