The new laws will allow more design options for the structures, add more lighting and shorten the length of time they are ...

Scaffolding-sick landlords think they shouldn’t have to deal with negligent neighbors’ sidewalk sheds stretching onto their ...

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

It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at proposed changes in rules governing a seemingly permanent part of the streetscape in New York City: sidewalk sheds around construction sites and buildings ...

Sidewalk sheds, the widely reviled construction safety structures blighting public space in NYC, can only stay up for three months at a time under a package of bills passed by the City Council on ...

Could there be light at the end of the sidewalk shed? The New York City Council is set to pass a package of measures Wednesday to speed up the removal of the dreary, green, wooden structures that ...

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

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

The New York City Council unanimously passed a new set ... to ensure that the construction fences match the color of the sidewalk shed. The legislation approves metallic gray, white or the color ...

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

The City Council on Wednesday is expected to vote on a package of bills aimed at reducing the miles of sidewalk sheds (and the scaffolding above them) that crowd NYC streets. Last year ...

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