New York City scaffolding, sidewalk sheds may come down sooner after City Council vote
The package of scaffolding bills, introduced by council members Keith Powers and Erik Bottcher, calls for a study on new ...
Everyone Hates Sidewalk Sheds. Now There May Be Fewer of Them.
Several bills to be passed in the City Council today are expected to change the height, the color and the ubiquity of the ...
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New York City Council approves changes to scaffolding laws to improve quality of life around city
LOWER MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- New York City voted yes to sweeping changes for scaffolding standards on Wednesday. The City Council approved a package of bills that tackled issues which have ...
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The End of the Never-ending Sidewalk Shed
The city’s new laws penalize landlords who let their scaffolding languish and recommend changes to make the structures a ...
NYC sidewalk scaffolding reforms put limits how long structures can be up
The New York City Council unanimously passed a new set of bills that would shorten the duration of sidewalk sheds permits and ...
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Council passes legislation to reduce NYC’s 400 miles of scaffolding
The City Council on Wednesday passed a series of bills to limit how long scaffolding can stay up and to introduce new, more ...
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Long-awaited reforms to city scaffolding laws approved by City Council
The City Council on Wednesday approved a package of five bills intended to cut back on the number of scaffolds — known as ...
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Where the sidewalk shed ends: NYC to pass ‘major’ scaffolding reforms
A tragedy spawned the strict regulations in place today. City lawmakers enacted measures to expand inspection requirements ...
A First-of-Its-Kind Case Is Brewing Over NYC Scaffolding
Represented by Boies Schiller Flexner and Messing & Spector, a group of property owners who called themselves “blameless ...
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NYC tackles scaffolding scourge with bills to speed up their removal — and offer colors besides ‘ugly hunter green’
who has pushed the council to change the laws, praised the legislation. “These revitalized rules will help the New York City Department of Buildings remove unsightly scaffolding and ensure ...