NYC Council passes tougher limits on sidewalk sheds in public blight crackdown
Sidewalk sheds, the widely reviled construction safety structures blighting public space in NYC, can only stay up for three ...
amNewYork on MSN4h
No easy ride: Brooklyn commuters say now is the time to move forward with a plan to improve Flatbush Avenue bus speed
Transit advocacy groups and a plethora of Brooklyn-based organizations are urging the city to revamp a major corridor to help ...
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 ...
Sidewalk sheds, scaffolding get time limits under new rules approved unanimously by New York City Council
Scaffolding permits now run three months instead of one year, under the rules approved Wednesday. Sidewalk sheds must be ...
Gothamist10h
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 ...
Commercial Observer5h
NY City Council Approves Reforms to City Sidewalk Shed Laws
The New York City Council unanimously voted to approve a package of five bills intended to reduce the number of sidewalk ...
New York City enacts law to address and reduce scaffolding
Those unsightly scaffolds that are seen as part of the city’s fabric have long been an eyesore in New York. Nearly 400 miles ...
NYC Council to vote on new rules for scaffolding, sidewalk sheds
The New York City Council is set to take up a series of bills aimed at cracking down on scaffolding and sidewalk sheds. Manhattan City Councilmember Keith Powers is leading the ...
Commercial Observer3h
Lawmakers, Community Groups Try to Overturn Adams’s City of Yes Initiative
Community groups and conservative New York City Council members want to turn the City of Yes into the City of No.
Lexington County Chronicle9h
1 dead after vehicle versus pedestrian accident in Lexington area
Brian Austin Robinson, 34, of Lexington died after he was hit by a vehicle on March 24. This accident occurred at the ...
FOX 5 New York1h
NYC Council passes new scaffolding rules
Scaffolding — or sidewalk sheds — are everywhere in New York City, but new legislation could soon change that. The New York City Council has passed a new package of bills aimed at reducing the amount ...