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A SKYLINE RESTORATION PUBLICATION
Celebrating 150 years in business, Gladding McBean, the legacy terra cotta fabricators, share how they’ve integrated new technologies
into their traditional processes to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
ISSUE #52 SPRING 2025
An award-winning restoration uncovers a hidden 20th-century roofing system—and a modern solution forged through collaboration.
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Skyline Restores Two NYU Buildings in NoHo District
New York University (NYU) is the largest private university in the United States. Established on April 18, 1831 by Albert Gallatin, then...
Oct 12, 20182 min read
LPC's Vice Chair Frederick Bland
Frederick Bland, a commissioner and recently appointed vice chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, is now presiding over the...
Oct 12, 20181 min read
New NYC Real-Time Interactive Maps
In May 2018, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) launched its Permit Application Finder, an interactive web map...
Oct 12, 20182 min read
Build Safe | Live Safe Conference 2018: Changing the Culture of Construction in NYC
Best Practices Summit Explains and Updates Crowd of 350+ from Industry on Laws, Codes and Requirements for Construction Safety There is a...
Jul 12, 20183 min read
Glen-Gery at NYCSRA's Sixth Annual Technical Meeting
On Thursday, April 26, the New York City Special Riggers Association (NYCSRA) held its sixth annual technical meeting featuring a...
Jul 12, 20182 min read
New Ferries Headed for NYC
City to Invest an Additional $300mm in Ferry Service New York City’s ferry service, which began in May 2017, provides riders with four...
Jul 12, 20181 min read
Coney Island’s Boardwalk Becomes a Landmark on its 95th Anniversary
LPC Designates New York City’s Eleventh Scenic Landmark Built in 1923 On its 95th Anniversary, The Riegelmann Boardwalk at Coney Island...
Jul 12, 20181 min read
Scaffold Law Reform Day 2018
On Tuesday, May 15, contractors, building owners and advocates from across the state gathered in Albany to lobby for Scaffold Law...
Jul 12, 20181 min read
Srinivasan, LPC Chairwomen, Served Last Day in Office on June 1st
The chair of New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, Meenakshi Srinivasan, served her last day on June 1st following the...
Jun 20, 20181 min read
Local Law 196 of 2017: Construction Site Safety Training (SST)
In the previous issue of SKYlines, we provided an in-depth overview on Local Law 196, formerly known as Introduction 1447-C, which made...
Feb 20, 20182 min read
Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to LPC Rules
The Astor Library was the subject of the Landmarks Preservation Commission's first public hearing in 1965. The Landmarks Preservation...
Feb 20, 20183 min read
Safe Construction Bill of Rights: New Requirements For Building Owners
Effective on December 28, 2017, Local Law 159 of 2017: Safe Construction Bill of Rights requires building owners of multiple dwellings to...
Feb 20, 20182 min read
Roofing Day in D.C. 2018
NRCA has announced it will hold Roofing Day in D.C. 2018 from March 6-7. The event aims to bring the roofing industry together to meet...
Feb 16, 20181 min read
Mayor and City Council Reach Agreement to Replace Rikers Island Jails
On January 2nd, City and Department of Correction officials announced the closure of the George Motchan Detention Center by the summer of...
Feb 16, 20181 min read
Second Term For NYC Mayor de Blasio
On a frigid January 1st, re-elected Bill de Blasio (right) was sworn in for his second term as New York City Mayor. The public ceremony...
Feb 16, 20181 min read
Safety Bill Increases Training Requirements for Construction Workers
After long debate among union, non-union and real estate groups, the New York City Council unanimously passed the construction safety...
Nov 28, 20172 min read
In Effect, OSHA’s New Silica Rule Aims to Reduce Workers’ Exposure
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard – one for construction...
Nov 28, 20172 min read
Five Ways to Prepare Your Building for a FISP Inspection
No building is in perfect condition, particularly in a city as old as New York. Issues from minor maintenance to major damage are often...
Nov 28, 20173 min read
FISP Owner Requirements for Balcony Enclosures
Weather-resistant balcony enclosures (such as windows or solid walls), as well as open screen balcony enclosures more than 40 feet above...
Nov 28, 20171 min read
Site Safety Plans Mandatory on All Work Scopes Requiring a Registered Construction Superintendent
Effective November 6, 2017, all jobs requiring a Registered Construction Superintendent (CS) will now also require a Site Safety Plan...
Nov 28, 20171 min read
OSHA's New Fall Protection Regulations
By Thomas E. Kramer, P.E., CSP* In November, OSHA issued a final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems...
Jan 28, 20173 min read
NYC Landmarks Commission's Latest Designations
2016 brought to an end the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s (LPC) “backlog” initiative; a plan to address a group of 95 buildings and...
Jan 27, 20171 min read
After Two Decades a New President and CEO at the New York Building Congress
Carlo A. Scissura (photo-right), a lifelong New Yorker and veteran of Brooklyn politics, business, and economic development, has been...
Jan 27, 20171 min read
Timeline Of a Building Envelope Restoration Project
What’s Involved in the Planning and Execution of Each Phase By Kevin Duffy, Sullivan Engineering LLC Time certainly does fly, especially...
Jan 27, 20173 min read
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