A tragedy spawned the strict regulations in place today. City lawmakers enacted measures to expand inspection requirements for sidewalk sheds after a Barnard College student was struck and killed by a ...

The Real Deal’s Daily Dirt discusses the passage of a package of bills that aims to clear city sidewalks of sidewalk sheds.

Scaffolding partially collapsed on 185th Street at Yeshiva University, according to the FDNY. The collapse was reported around 9:20 a.m. at a five-story building on 185th Street near Amsterdam Avenue, ...

Introduction 391-A would require the Department of Buildings to recommend new sidewalk shed designs to the council by ...

As reported by the Eagle, the City Council has passed legislation that seeks to limit the frequency and longevity of the sidewalk sheds (sometimes incorrectly called “scaffolding”; that’s what may be ...

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) -- New York City officials are assessing the structural stability of a university building after part of its scaffolding collapsed in Manhattan. The collapse ...

Scaffolding collapsed at Yeshiva University; no injuries reported, causing a Stop Work Order and investigation.

Dayton officials say parts of the sidewalk and street in front of a building at 34 N. Main St. remain closed after debris fell from the building’s facade Saturday, forcing the temporary ...

Sidewalk sheds, the widely reviled construction safety structures blighting public space in NYC, can only stay up for three ...