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NYC construction deaths surging due to âoverwhelmedâ regulators, Times investigative report finds
An investigative report from the New York Times has found that the number of construction workers killed on the job in New York City has surged in the last two years, far outpacing the rate of the cityâs new construction in that time. Calling safety conditions on NYC jobsites âwoefully inadequate,â the Times report says many of the [âŚ]
December 7, 2015
Safety
Serial arsonist has torched at least 4 NYC construction sites
Police in New York City are investigating a string of fires at construction sites in the Queens borough that are believed to be the work of one arsonist. According to a report from the New York Post, the suspect is wanted for setting fires at at least four jobsites in Novemeber alone. Another two fires [âŚ]
December 2, 2015
Safety
Worker killed in retaining wall collapse in New York City
One worker was killed and two others injured in a retaining wall collapse in New York City earlier this month. According to a report from the New York Times, 19-year-old Fernando Vanegas was working on a Brooklyn jobsite where crews were converting a one-story commercial building into a five-story building with residential units. On September 4, a [âŚ]
September 15, 2015
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Ironworkers paint âGet well soonâ messages for children in New York hospital
With their construction site facing a childrenâs hospital in Long Island, New York, a group of ironworkers recently made a heartfelt gesture that is in turn making headlines. According to the Today Show, one of the workers painted the message âGet well soonâ to his child, a patient at Stony Brook Childrenâs Hospital, on the [âŚ]
August 18, 2015
Workforce
Two managers charged with negligent homicide for death of worker in NYC construction collapse
Two managers are facing homicide charges in connection with a deadly soil collapse in New York City earlier this year. The New York Daily News reports Wilmer Cuevas, 49, and Alfonso Prestia, 55, were indicted earlier this week for âallegedly refusing to shut downâ a construction site where a man was killed April 6. At the [âŚ]
August 6, 2015
Workforce
Judge orders NYC concrete workers back to work after 3-day strike halted work across city
A strike among concrete workers that brought work to a halt at 30 New York City jobsites was brought to an end over the weekend at the order of a federal judge. According to a report from Crainâs New York Business, work was stopped for three days at the NYC sites when concrete workers belonging to the New York [âŚ]
July 8, 2015
Business
Striking concrete workers halt work at 30 NYC construction sites
Concrete workers belonging to the New York City District Council of Carpenters have gone on strike, bringing work to a halt at an estimated 30 jobsites around the city. According to a report from Crainâs New York Business, the strike is the result of the ending of a collective bargaining agreement between the council and the Cement [âŚ]
July 3, 2015
Business
NYCâs Nordstrom Tower will at least have the tallest roof in the U.S.
Following up a May report, New York Yimby has uncovered documents that confirm the Nordstrom Tower will become the tallest building in the U.S.âthe tallest roof, at least. Citing documents recently submitted to the city, Yimby reports the supertall Nordstrom building being built at 217 West 57th Street will top out at 1,522 feet with 95 [âŚ]
June 18, 2015
Business
The Final Piece: Design of 1,340-foot-tall Two World Trade Center revealed (PHOTOS)
In an interview with Wired that dives deep into the genesis of Two World Trade Center, Bjarke Ingels, the founder of the architecture firm BIG, has unveiled his design for the building. Once built, the 1,340-foot-tall building will complete New York Cityâs reborn World Trade Center. The new building will stand nearly as tall as One WTC, creating a [âŚ]
June 11, 2015
Workforce
Watch One World Trade Centerâs 11-year construction in this beautiful time-lapse
With the opening of the iconic buildingâs observation deck over the weekend, One World Trade Center is officially open for the public to enjoy. To mark the occasion, the folks at EarthCam, produced the following time-lapse video that covers all 11 years of the 1,776-foot-tall buildingâs construction. Construction began in October 2004 and was officially [âŚ]
June 3, 2015
Construction Equipment
Crane drops 4-ton HVAC unit 30 stories to street below, injuring 10 in NYC
With the roar of a freight train and the âboomâ of a bomb, an HVAC unit fell from the sky on Madison Avenue in New York City Sunday morning as it was being lifted into a 30-story building. According to a report from the New York Post, the 4-ton unit dropped after a rigging strap snapped, [âŚ]
June 1, 2015
Workforce
Construction worker shot in robbery on NYC sidewalk
While operating a jackhammer on a New York City street corner, a construction worker was shot last week. According to a report from the New York Daily News, 49-year-old Rafael Lugo was hammering a portion of sidewalk in Brooklyn when two men walked up to him and demanded he give them the gold chain he was [âŚ]
May 26, 2015
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