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Design + Construction · Construction

Construction Groups Worry About MTA Freezing Spending Amid Budget Crisis

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Construction Safety Forum

Design + Construction

CO Panel: Temp Checks and Masks Will Be New Norm for Construction Sites

By Nicholas Rizzi

As construction sites shutdown across the city because of coronavirus restrictions, it's clear that non-union workers will be more heavily impacted.

Design + Construction · Construction

Construction Shutdown Highlights Divide in Benefits, Pay Between Union and Non-Union

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

From left, Louis Coletti, James Kane, Dwayne Carter and John Connolly.

Design + Construction · Construction

Construction Leaders Hopeful on New Rules, Outlook for Safety

By Matt Grossman

Rick Chandler, NYC DOB Commissioner

Design + Construction · Construction

Rick Chandler Steps Down After Five Years as DOB Head

By Chava Gourarie

The Trump administration's immigration policies have created uncertainty for a booming, labor-constrained construction industry.

Design + Construction · Construction

On Thin ICE: How Trump’s Immigration Stance Is Impacting the Construction Industry

By Aaron Short

From left: Lou Coletti, Jim Durkin, Seth Pinsky, Justin Ginsburg and Indhira Figuerero.

Design + Construction · Infrastructure

Constricted Airports to Benefit From Improved Terminals, Panelists Say

By Matt Grossman

Bronx Commons at 443 East 162nd Street.

Design + Construction · Construction

Construction Starts in the Bronx Projected to Top $2B—Again

By Liam La Guerre

Construction at City Point in Brooklyn. Photo: Michael Nagle

Design + Construction · Construction

Contractor Groups Slam Legislation Raising DOB Fines

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Design + Construction · Construction

Robots Are Coming Online to Change Construction Forever

By Liam La Guerre

Construction workers. Photo: Jeff Pachoud for AFP/Getty Images

Design + Construction · Construction

New Construction Safety Bill Draft Slammed by Open-Shop Reps, Union Cheers

By Liam La Guerre

Louis Coletti, president of the Building Trades Employers' Association, speaks during CO's Safety Conference.

Contractors, Officials Debate Apprenticeship Programs at CO Safety Conference [Updated]

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Design + Construction · Infrastructure

Building Congress to Propose New Post-Sandy Storm Regulations

By Al Barbarino

Coalition Releases Midtown East Study, Preservationists Balk

By Gus Delaporte