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DOB extends construction safety training deadline
The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has extended the deadline by which many of the city’s construction workers will need to have at least 30 hours of safety training, and by which construction supervisors will need.....»»
Column: Local officials come to workers" defense as employers strip them of "hero pay"
City councils won't let employers strip away hazard pay for workers. City councils won't let employers strip away hazard pay for workers......»»
Column: Employers fight "hero pay" as local officials come to workers" defense
City councils won't let employers strip away hazard pay for workers. City councils won't let employers strip away hazard pay for workers......»»
Electronics manufacturing company Adafruit has seen a 90% plunge in sales during the coronavirus pandemic, but it"s been able to overhaul its operations to build medical supplies for crisis relief
Adafruit Adafruit, an electronics manufacturing company based in New York City, sprung to action after local officials put out a call for help during the coronavirus pandemic. The company is n.....»»
State set to license elevator safety workers
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed long-awaited legislation aimed at improving elevator safety in New York. The new law requires anyone involved in the design, construction, inspection, maintenance and repair of elevators to be licensed .....»»
Copter ride sparked safety concern months before fatal crash
A government safety inspector who saw a popular doors-off sightseeing helicopter flight operation over New York City six months before a fatal 2018 crash called it “unorthodox,†but officials thought... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Commissioner takes local law safety message on the road
Buildings Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca has taken the city’s construction safety campaign on the road. She and staff members visited 1,000 construction sites throughout the five boroughs in a day-long public .....»»
Construction safety deadline now days away
The deadline for providing sfaety training for workers at city const.....»»
New York boasts 300,000 creative workers, dominates the sector
For several decades, civic leaders and government officials who wanted to downplay the decline of manufacturing and the importance of Wall Street have been talking about New York City as the thriving... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Nail salon workers pan state safety regulations
A drive to restructure the city's private carting industry is near the end zone—and the Department of Sanitation czar spiked the ball at a Crain's Business Breakfast at the New York Athletic Club on... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Speakers seek common ground
The New York Building Congress hosted New York City public officials at a Construction Industry Breakfast that fea.....»»
A walk through New York state"s $10 million investment in downtown Albany
After a monthslong effort in which local residents and city officials identified projects for state investment in Albany, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul this past week announced the 12 projects that will share up to $10 million through the Downtown Revitaliza.....»»
City union workers rally to protect right to free speech
New York workers held a rally at the corner of Wall Street and Broad Street in Lower Manhattan against the Trump administration and what they called its effor.....»»
Calls to speed up safety law after construction deaths last week
Following a week in which three construction workers died in separate workplace accidents, a city councilman is renewing a push for the implementation of a construction safety training law passed in... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Con Edison faces potential fine over breaches of safety rules
Energy company Consolidated Edison Inc could face a possible fine over accusations of lapses in safety rules related to gas infrastructure work in New York City, a local regulator said on Friday......»»
Kushner Cos. says NYC probe over, but officials dispute that
A New York City agency that oversees construction said Friday that Jared Kushner's father is wrong in telling reporters that a probe of false construction permits filed by his company is over......»»
City postpones construction-safety milestone
The city is pushing back its first major construction safety deadline, the Department of Buildings announced Tuesday. Under a 2017 law, all construction workers in the city were required to take 30... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
New York City Transit increases train speeds on two lines in Brooklyn
The city is changing rules and speeding up some of its trains in an effort to improve subway service. The New York Times Officials instituted strict speed rules for safety reasons following... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
New York City will reform construction bid process
After studies found that municipal building projects in New York City took far longer and were more costly than similar projects in the private sector, city officials will unveil a plan to reform the bidding process, Crain’s New York reported......»»
Construction in NYC safer than statewide, union-backed study finds
New York construction workers are living in a city of dreams but—beyond the five boroughs—in a state of fear, according to a new report by a labor-linked think tank.New York Committee for... To view the full story, click the title link......»»