Cortesy of Dodge Data & Analytics Office construction in New York City is at its highest level since 1990, according to a New York Building Congress analysis of multiple data sources.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Aug. 27 announced $100 million in capital funding aimed at extending storm protection measures around lower Manhattan.
After opposing former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed plan to fill open space owned by the New York City Housing Authority with mostly market rate housing, Mayor Bill de Blasio has revealed his own plan to help agency with its financial struggles.
Courtesy of Stephen Chernin, Associated Press After the longest civil trial in Manhattan Supreme Court history, a jury found James Lomma liable for the 2008 crane collapse that killed Donald Leo, 30, and Ramadan Kurtaj, 27—ordering the crane magnate to pay the families of the victims a total of $96 million.
Courtesy of SURE HOUSE The students at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., have completed work on the SURE HOUSE, an energy efficient house that’s been built to better withstand storms with the force of Hurricane Sandy.
Courtesy of Associated Press The New York City Council on Aug. 13 passed legislation aimed at preventing the spread of diseases such as the outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in the Bronx that has killed at least a dozen people.
Courtesy of the District Attorney, New York County In conjunction with the New York City Dept. of Investigation, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey office of the inspector general