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 ...
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 ...
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New York City Council approves changes to scaffolding laws to improve quality of life around city
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 led to the massive accumulation of ...
NYC tackles scaffolding scourge with bills to speed up their removal — and offer colors besides ‘ugly hunter green’
The New York City Council introduced a spate of new laws Wednesday aimed at finally cracking down on the thousands of ...
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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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Mini Cranes Collapse onto Scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan, Miraculously No Injuries Reported
Two mini cranes collapsed in Midtown Manhattan onto a sidewalk shed, with no injuries reported. The Department of Buildings ...
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 ...
2 small cranes collapse onto scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan
Two small cranes collapsed onto scaffolding outside a Midtown Manhattan building Friday afternoon, FDNY officials say.