Staged construction accidents are costing New Yorkers billions. Andromeda Advantage leads the fight to expose Scaffold Law fraud and protect honest workers.

Manhattan property owners must submit retaining wall inspection reports to the NYC Department of Buildings by December 31, 2025. Learn inspection requirements, fees, and penalties.

NYC DOB reminds property owners in the Upper East Side, Upper Manhattan, and Brooklyn to submit their parking garage inspection reports (PIPS) by December 31, 2025. Avoid penalties—hire a Qualified Parking Structure Inspector today.

Mayor Adams and DOB Commissioner Oddo Release Annual Construction Safety Report. Image: NYC.GOV/BUILDINGS On April 25, 2025, New York...

On May 9, 2025, seven members of Congress submitted a formal letter  to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi urging immediate federal...

Feds allege unnecessary surgeries were performed in scheme exploiting New York’s Scaffold Law PHOTO: STOCK.ADOBE.COM Several Long Island...

More than 100 people from the state’s construction industry, including industry leaders, builders, workers, property owners, affordable

DOB Commissioner Jimmy Oddo emphasized that 2025 will bring “even bolder reforms”, to promote safety, innovation, and excellence in...

A single apartment building in the Bronx linked to 30 construction injury lawsuits WABC-TV Eyewitness News exposes a pattern of...

The NYC Buildings Department (DOB) is upgrading the way construction workers manage their training certifications with the introduction...

By Tom Stebbins, Executive Director of the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York in Albany New Yorkers pay some of the highest insurance...

On October 15th, 2024, the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York (LRANY) held its Annual Meeting at the James Newbury Hotel in Coxsackie,...

The Department of Buildings (DOB) is proposing to amend its rules to provide specificity and uniformity on the duties and inspections...

Effective December 11, 2024, the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) will revise the definition of a " major building " under Section 202...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has introduced an interactive Severe Injury Report...

A8981/S8413 would make staging a construction site accident a Class E felony. Staged Accidents bill A8981/S8413, that would make staging...

The NYC Buildings department urges construction professionals carrying Site Safety Training (SST) cards produced by Valor Consulting to...

During the first quarter of 2024, New York City experienced two fatalities and 139 injuries at construction sites, as reported by the NYC...

Initial Observation Report Prior To Submitting the Full Engineering Report May Be Required Under new rules, parking structure owners in...

The Department of Buildings issues a Stop Work Order (SWO) at a work site when inspectors determine a site has unsafe work or conditions...

Industry Coalition Mobilizes Against Fraud: Underwriters, Insurers, and Contractors Unite to Combat Exploitation of New York's Scaffold...

In a follow-up audit released by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has been...

Parking Garages - The first deadline for the city's parking structure inspection program for properties in sub-cycle A was Sunday,...

As of January 2, 2024, the Department of Buildings is not issuing a permit if the Construction Superintendent (CS) designated on the...