In terms of public esteem, New York City’s building inspectors are a far cry from, say, the firefighters. Their employer, the Department of Buildings (DOB), has been synonymous with sluggishness. In ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Emergency crews responded Wednesday morning to a report of a cracked facade at a commercial building in Mariners Harbor, prompting a follow-up inspection by the New York City ...
New York Department of Building officials vowed Thursday to get to the bottom of what caused a 180-foot crane boom to plunge 40 stories to city sidewalk after it caught fire and rained steel and glass ...