Mayor Eric Adams signed a package of bills Thursday aimed at tackling New York City’s long-standing “scaffolding shed ...

Currently, there are over 8,400 sidewalk sheds throughout New York City, with more than 300 remaining in place for over five ...

On March 26, 2025, the New York City Council passed sweeping legislation aimed at overhauling the long-standing rules around sidewalk sheds. The ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he would try to preserve Empire 1, a wind farm energy project, and the South Brooklyn ...

NYC Mayor Adams signs laws to address the problem of prolonged scaffolding presence, enforcing quicker repairs and improved ...

Today the building is like thousands of others in New York City. It has been surrounded by a sidewalk shed for years. The repair work that necessitated the scaffolding is only now beginning.

Scaffolding-sick landlords think they shouldn’t have to deal with negligent neighbors’ sidewalk sheds stretching ... “The City of New York systematically engages in a taking of property ...

Well, new scaffold rules just passed by the City Council will allow “more color options” than the previous rule requiring the use of “ugly hunter green,” as council member Keith Powers, who ...

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 ...