Everyone Hates Sidewalk Sheds. Now There May Be Fewer of Them.
Several bills to be passed in the City Council today are expected to change the height, the color and the ubiquity of the ...
At a Hip-Hop Landmark, a Fight Over Sidewalk Shed Art
The apartment building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx is unremarkable, except for its place in history. It is where, at ...
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Editorial: Sidewalk sheds are green and ugly and decreasing next year
The City Council has passed a package of bills that will help get sidewalk scaffolding sheds down quicker citywide and make those that remain potentially more attractive and safer. All we can say is ...
NYC Council passes tougher limits on sidewalk sheds in public blight crackdown
Sidewalk sheds, the widely reviled construction safety structures blighting public space in NYC, can only stay up for three ...
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Where the sidewalk shed ends: NYC to pass ‘major’ scaffolding reforms
A tragedy spawned the strict regulations in place today. City lawmakers enacted measures to expand inspection requirements ...
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The End of the Never-ending Sidewalk Shed
The city’s new laws penalize landlords who let their scaffolding languish and recommend changes to make the structures a ...
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Outdoor dining returns to NYC, but confusion and red tape remains
Outdoor dining is officially back in New York City, but with a new set of seasonal rules and plenty of confusion. Restaurant ...
New York City scaffolding, sidewalk sheds may come down sooner after City Council vote
The package of scaffolding bills, introduced by council members Keith Powers and Erik Bottcher, calls for a study on new ...
NYC sidewalk scaffolding reforms put limits how long structures can be up
The New York City Council unanimously passed a new set of bills that would shorten the duration of sidewalk sheds permits and ...
NYC tackles scaffolding scourge with bills to speed up their removal — and offer colors besides ‘ugly hunter green’
The New York City Council introduced a spate of new laws Wednesday aimed at finally cracking down on the thousands of ...
The Daily Dirt: City Council vs. sidewalk sheds
The Real Deal’s Daily Dirt recaps the sidewalk shed bills that are coming up for a City Council vote this week.
NYC Council to vote on new rules for scaffolding, sidewalk sheds
The New York City Council is set to take up a series of bills aimed at cracking down on scaffolding and sidewalk sheds.