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Construction photos of NYC’s Second Avenue Subway are otherworldly

“When you look at my pictures, you do get a sense that you’re in the center of the Earth. Sometimes it’s like another planet.” That’s what Patrick Cashin, a staff photographer for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, told Flickr when the photo sharing website recently interviewed him for a blog post on the astounding photographs […]

June 17, 2013

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Spire-mounted camera captures ascent to the top of the World Trade Center

Nearly two weeks ago, as construction workers looked on with pride, the spire was lifted to the top of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. The building has reached its symbolic height of 1,776 feet and is now the tallest building in the United States and Western Hemisphere. Which is why this video taken from […]

May 15, 2013

Roadbuilding

Working Work of Art

At 130, the Brooklyn Bridge still does the job it was built for.

May 6, 2013

Business

Letterman’s Top Ten features “Construction Worker Pet Peeves”

We won’t waste much of your time explaining this one so you can get right to the video. On “The Late Show with David Letterman”, 10 New York City construction workers got the chance to deliver the show’s nightly “Top Ten.” It was a strong list of jokes and we think these ladies and gentlemen […]

March 27, 2013

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NYC tunnel expansion the largest transportation project in U.S.

New York City is undergoing the biggest addition to its transportation system since Penn Station opened in 1910, Time reported. And as you can see above, the project has resulted in some amazing photos. Time has put together some of the more stunning photos, taken by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and put together a great slideshow which […]

February 28, 2013

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Buffalo researchers to test how NYC’s old brownstones would fair in an earthquake

For years, folks in New York City gave little thought to natural disasters. That sort of thing simply didn’t happen there. But these days, Mother Nature is anything but predictable and Superstorm Sandy showed a large-scale, deadly natural disaster can happen absolutely anywhere. With that and a 2011 earthquake in Virginia that shook the East […]

February 14, 2013

Business

New York City plans to use $1.8 billion in federal Sandy relief to rebuild homes

Mayor Bloomberg announced on February 6 plans to use some of New York City’s federal Superstorm Sandy aid money to repair homes, install generators at public housing complexes and create new storm-resistant technology, the Associated Press reported. Among other plans for the city’s aid money are nearly $200 million in grants and loans for businesses […]

February 7, 2013

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Construction workers write patriotic messages of hope on beams of One World Trade Center

The Associated Press reported this morning on some of the very inspiring moments for the crews working on One World Trade Center. The crews have been invited to print messages and other graffiti on the skyscraper’s frame as it has gone up in memory of the 2,700 people killed in the terrorist attacks on 9/11. […]

January 24, 2013

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Workers install base of spire at One World Trade Center

Workers at the the construction site of One World Trade Center installed the first piece of the building’s spire on January 15, the AP reported. Once the spire is complete, the 104-floor skyscraper will be the tallest in the Western Hemisphere. The nearly 70-ton piece arrived in Manhattan on December 12. It’s the heaviest of […]

January 16, 2013

Business

New York reviews methods to prepare, respond to future disasters

The NYS 2100 Commission, a panel put in place to issue recommendations for how New York should spend some of the $60 billion it received to recover from superstorm Sandy that hit October 29, released its preliminary report on ways to harden infrastructure in case of future emergencies, The Wall Street Journal reported. Rockefeller Foundation […]

January 8, 2013

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Escalator climbs its way into Four World Trade Center

This photo of a new escalator making its way to the top floors of a skyscraper at the World Trade Center construction site made its way to Reddit. If the perspective throws you off, that’s because the photo was reportedly taken from One World Trade Center, where a crane atop the building is hoisting the […]

December 19, 2012

Business

Toronto leads North American high-rise construction

Toronto has the highest number of high-rises and skyscrapers under construction in North America, with its 147 such construction sites. That figure is more than twice as many as New York City, REM Online reported. The figures come from Emporis, a buildings database based in Germany. In October 2012, Toronto held 15 more high-rise building […]

December 13, 2012