Yasaman Mahdi co-authored this blog. She is currently a law clerk at Cole Schotz P.C. As of January 1, 2024, New York City will require that all building parapets facing the public right-of-way ...

In November 2021, New York City enacted Local Law 126 of 2021, which is well-known in the building industry for establishing new requirements for periodic parking garage inspections. At the same time, ...

Dozens of people who live at a Malden apartment building are displaced after some of the parapet on the building's roof collapsed Saturday afternoon.The collapse at the Mount Vernon Apartments at 166 ...

MALDEN (CBS) – More than two dozen people were forced out of their apartments in Malden when a portion of their buidling's roof collapsed Saturday morning. "A fireman came and knocked on my door, woke ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — After nearly a week, North Main Street in downtown Dayton has been reopened to traffic. The street ...

REPORTER: THERE IS A STRETCH OF SIDEWALK ON THE OTHER OF MAIN STREET THAT IS FENCED OFF. LOOK THROUGH THE SIDEWALK, AND YOU CAN SEE NOT ONLY A PILE OF BRICKS, BUT ALSO ARCHITECTURAL STONES, STONE ...

Bullnose coping for parapets is actually made of aluminum but can be coated to resemble masonry. The benefits of the selection include shop-mitered corners, ease of installation and low cost-as well ...

UPTON, NY—Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new way to guide the self-assembly of a wide range of novel nanoscale structures using ...

Mason City will be allowed to pursue its lawsuit against a building owner who the city says has failed to repair a broken parapet, creating a public safety risk.