Engineering News-Record

Most NYC Buildings Have Begun Local Law 97 Emissions Compliance

Candidates for mayor are debating its enforcement and cost before the Nov. 4 election as efforts scale to meet the city ...
E&E News

NYC building owners cooperate on emissions caps, but challenges will mount

Local Law 97, enacted in 2019, caps greenhouse gas emissions for buildings over 25,000 square feet, which make up about 60 ...

NYC sidewalk shed that earned ‘worst’ award taken down after nearly 20 years – and locals are throwing a ‘party’

The owner of an Upper West Side apartment building finally removed its longtime sidewalk shed Monday after nearly two decades ...
City Limits

It’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Here’s What NYC Tenants Should Know

"Education around lead, and especially lead paint hazards, is something that still is really necessary," said housing ...
Staten Island Advance

NYC Buildings Department issues violation to Staten Island business for cracked facade

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Emergency crews responded Wednesday morning to a report of a cracked facade at a commercial building in Mariners Harbor, prompting a follow-up inspection by the New York City ...

Residents of a NYC public housing tower escape unharmed after a massive chimney collapses

Part of a high-rise apartment in New York City collapsed Wednesday morning, leaving a corner of the public housing building a pile of rubble.

Elderly woman in NYC is killed by a solar panel that flew off a building in storms and hit her in the head

A grieving husband said he was “destroyed” after a 76-year-old woman was killed by a falling 7-foot solar panel in New York City this weekend. The woman, identified as Lyudmila Braun, was found ...
CNA

Part of a high-rise apartment building in New York City collapses, no injuries reported

Part of a high-rise apartment building in New York City collapsed on Wednesday (Oct 1) morning, leaving a corner of the building a pile of rubble.The city’s fire department said it had no immediate ...