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Department of Buildings Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca announced the publication yesterday of a new amended rule governing exterior wall inspections

The Department of Buildings has launched a seven-week façade and scaffold safety blitz. The campaign includes direct educational outreach to construction

The Department of Buildings has taken another step towards streamlining permitting and zoning regulations to make life easier for contractors and small businesses.

 A new analysis of City data reveals that the number of new construction filings in 2020 is New York City’s lowest since the wake of the Great Recession

The Department of Buildings has applauded the passage of new legislation approved earlier today by the New York City Council which removes bureaucratic

Accidents on major development sites are down 26 percent even as the number of permits issued has continued to rise. New York City development sites are

Thunderstorms have been predicted for the New York City area with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour that could continue through Thursday. 

The rate of retail space becoming vacant in New York City has shot up by 50 percent in the span of one decade, according to a new report on the state of

The New York City Department of Buildings released its September 2020 enforcement bulletin, which provides highlights of the agency’s actions to sanction

BOMA NY chairman Hani Salama recently welcomed DOB Commissioner Melanie La Rocca to keynote the organization’s 2019 Leadership Breakfast.

Architect Erica Tishman should have known that walking the streets of New York City was dangerous. That’s the view of the city’s Building Department, which

New York’s Buildings Department released its May 2018 enforcement bulletin, highlighting bad actors in the construction industry that were punished