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NYC construction worker working alone dies after 80-foot fall
While working from scaffolding outside a New York City hotel last week, a construction worker died after falling about 80 feet. The worker, whom police have not yet identified, was working alone on the scaffolding outside of the Dream Hotel near Broadway, according to a report from CBS New York citing eye witness accounts. The […]
April 8, 2014
Business
FDNY firefighters form a construction company to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy
Fire Lt. John Nolan recently retired from the New York City Fire Department after 18 years of duty, so he’s well-versed responding quickly in disastrous situations. So, when Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast in October 2012, devastating the communities of Rockaway and Breezy Point in the borough of Queens, Nolan and fellow firefighters went […]
December 12, 2013
Construction Equipment
Honoring the man behind the slurry wall that limited the destruction of 9/11
“The wall held.” Three paragraphs in to the New York Times profile of Arturo Lamberto Ressi di Cervia and we already have goosebumps. On the 12th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, it’s important to remember those we lost, but also to honor people like Mr. Ressi whose work prevented even further death and destruction. Ressi […]
September 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
Top 5 Cities for Electric Cars
Some of the cities on this list are probably obvious, but I was surprised about a few of the cities on this “Top 5” list from Clean Technica. Here are the five cities where you’re most likely to see someone charging up their car: Los Angeles, California San Francisco, California New York City Seattle, Washington […]
August 26, 2013
Construction Equipment
SUV crashes into NYC’s cavernous 2nd Avenue Subway construction site
Of all the construction sites that deserve a driver’s undivided attention upon approach, New York City’s Second Avenue Subway likely deserves the most. As we’ve shown you before, the cavernous digging going on beneath the surface at this site is like a scene of of Journey to the Center of the Earth. Not exactly something you’d […]
July 29, 2013
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Amazing Empire State Building construction photos from 1931 show workers hanging on for dear life
OSHA might frustrate those in the construction industry from time to time, but after taking a look at these photos, you might be a little more thankful it’s around. Brought to our attention by the folks at BuzzFeed, these photos from the New York Public Library’s digital collection are from 1931 and give an amazing […]
July 1, 2013
Workforce
Carpenters’ strike would stop work at several NYC construction projects, including World Trade Center
Some of New York City’s biggest commercial construction projects would be halted should the Manufacturing Woodworkers Association not hammer out a deal with 350 cabinetmakers and wood installers that comprise the Local 2790. According to a report by the New York Daily News, work at “4 World Trade Center, the General Motors building on Fifth Avenue […]
July 1, 2013
Construction Equipment
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
Construction Equipment
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
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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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