Department of Buildings

18 reported injured after building collapses on 125th Street

The New York City Department of Buildings is expected to issue violations against both Disano Demolition, the construction company, and the building owner today.

By Jillian Kumagai, Finn Vigeland, and Ben Gittelson | Sep 21 02:39 am ET

DOB investigates death at CU site

After issuing an immediate stop-work order at a Columbia demolition site, the New York City Department of Buildings is now investigating what caused the death of a construction worker who fell from scaffolding into an elevator shaft on Friday, Feb. 5.

By Sarah Darville | Feb 10 01:49 am ET

Activists of Park West Village Unite in Lawsuit Against N.Y. Dept. of Buildings

A flash of hope has appeared for Park West Village residents among the shadows of steel beams and construction cranes that mark a community threatened by fragmentation.

By Lydia Wileden | Apr 25 02:34 am ET

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