New York Construction News New York Construction News provides New York-specific updates on the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.https://www.新利luckenr。com/rss/226-new-york-construction-news en-us Bronx Courthouse Undergoes $41.6M in Extensive Repairs—So Far

Numerous fixes continue a decade and a half after the project completed late and over budget, and may not be finished after a second capital project ends in May.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53665 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:32:00 -0500https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/53665-bronx-courthouse-undergoes-416m-in-extensive-repairsso-far
Insurance Broker Stole NY Contractor's Payment, Indictment Alleges

Broker is accused of stealing $350,000 from his client, a Brooklyn contractor.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53596 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:00:00 -0500https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/53596-insurance-broker-stole-ny-contractors-payment-indictment-alleges
East Coast Evaluates Damage After Fast-Moving 'Bomb Cyclone'

Coastal cities and towns cope with heavy flooding and up to 2 ft of snow in some areas.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53528 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 19:11:00 -0500https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/53528-east-coast-evaluates-damage-after-fast-moving-bomb-cyclone
Live and Virtual Construction Awards Events: On the Scene in New York

ENR New York held its annual Regional Best Projects breakfast on Nov. 15 at The Lighthouse on Manhattan’s Chelsea Piers.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53519 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:27:00 -0500https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/53519-live-and-virtual-construction-awards-events-on-the-scene-in-new-york Best Projects breakfast Photo by Steve Hill/ENR
NY Gov. Sets Industry Advisory Council to Fix Public Contracts Process

Contractor, labor and other members will be named in 60 days, with recommended changes due in one year in four specific areas of state public contracting.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53473 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:55:00 -0500https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/53473-ny-gov-sets-industry-advisory-council-to-fix-public-contracts-process
Palace Theatre Begins 30-ft Climb Into TSX Broadway

The century-old Times Square venue is being physically lifted into place at the $2.5-billion, 46-story building being constructed on its site.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53373 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:43:00 -0500https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/53373-palace-theatre-begins-30-ft-climb-into-tsx-broadway featurepic.jpg The Palace Theatre, at right with pointing hand image, in Times Square has begun its 30-ft upward journey to its place in the new TSX Broadway, which is being built on the same site and slated to be completed in the first quarter of 2023. Photo by Eydie Cubarrubia
New York Governor Signs Low-Embodied-Carbon Concrete Bill

Parts of the bill that drew industry opposition were nixed before it was passed.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53355 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:00:00 -0500https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/53355-new-york-governor-signs-low-embodied-carbon-concrete-bill
New York City Council Passes Natural Gas Ban in New Buildings

The bill includes some exceptions for non-residential uses.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53291 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0500https://www.新利luckenr.com/articles/53291-new-york-city-council-passes-natural-gas-ban-in-new-buildings
Related Companies Partners on $366M of NYCHA Renovations

New York City Housing Authority tenant associations picked Related Companies and Essence Development for renovations and building management through a PACT conversion.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53143 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 18:00:00 -0500https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/53143-related-companies-partners-on-366m-nycha-renovations
City Scoop, NY region - New York City: November 2021

Dodge offers data on 2021 construction starts for billings in the New York area.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53079 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0500https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/53079-city-scoop-ny-region-new-york-city-november-2021 Construction Starts New York November 2021
Hudson River Tunnel Construction Start Targeted for 2023 Engineering for the much-disputed, estimated $11.6B N.J.-N.Y. rail link could begin next year, says a Gateway program official, with a funding boost from the Biden administration and the infrastructure spending bill. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53044 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:50:00 -0500https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/53044-hudson-river-tunnel-construction-start-targeted-for-2023 NY Gov. Hochul Unveils $6B Penn Station Renovation, Redevelopment Plans

Officials say the project will improve the "cramped" Manhattan train station and add office space, housing and public areas.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52891 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:00:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52891-ny-gov-hochul-penn-station-renovation-redevelopment-plans
NYC City Council OKs Hundreds of 'Major' Building Code Updates

The sweeping updates include a slate of construction safety code changes.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52615 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52615-nyc-city-council-oks-hundreds-of-major-building-code-updates
New York City Issues 1,500 Stop Work Orders at Construction Sites

During NYC Dept. of Buildings' three-month safety sweep, inspectors also issued more than 3,600 violations to contractors and site safety professionals for failing to keep sites safe.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52405 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:57:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52405-new-york-city-issues-1500-stop-work-orders-at-construction-sites
Tech Symposium, New Scholarship Fund: On the Scene NY

Key construction events in New York and New Jersey

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52393 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:00:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52393-tech-symposium-new-scholarship-fund-on-the-scene-ny screenshot from Thornton Tomasetti's CORE studio
Disagreement Among Towns Added to Northern New Jersey Hurricane Ida Flood Vulnerability kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman)

The lack of 'buy-in' on a plan led to the Corps of Engineers to terminate its flood study.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52373 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:57:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52373-disagreement-among-towns-added-to-northern-new-jersey-hurricane-ida-flood-vulnerability
New Orleans Construction Projects Await Power and Workers After Ida Northeast states also reel, with record flooding causing widespread power, transportation and water infrastructure closures; President Biden promises federal aid to 'disaster areas' //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52357 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 04:30:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52357-new-orleans-construction-projects-await-power-and-workers-after-ida New York DOT Releases New Draft Study on I-81 Replacement

Comments are due Sept. 14 on the estimated $2B Syracuse viaduct project, which aims to resolve dislocation impacts to the city's Black community when the highway was built in 1968. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52112 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:36:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52112-new-york-dot-releases-new-draft-study-on-i-81-replacement New Phase of Cuomo Bridge Dispute Opens as NY Thruway Authority Denies Most Claims Fluor-led project team is awarded $28 million of a $930-million claim. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52079 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:18:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52079-new-phase-of-cuomo-bridge-dispute-opens-as-ny-thruway-authority-denies-most-claims Turner Ex-Construction Manager Gets 51 Months in Bloomberg Bribery Case

Vito Nigro is the last of two Turner Construction and two Bloomberg LLP executives to be sentenced in the bribery and tax evasion scheme.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52073 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:21:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52073-turner-ex-construction-manager-gets-51-months-in-bloomberg-bribery-case
NYC Buildings Chief Shuts 322 Jobsites, Seeks 'Culture of Accountability'

Safety sweeps in June prompted closures, as Commissioner Melanie La Rocca touts "zero tolerance," and agency issues new multi-year analysis of injuries and deaths. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52029 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:25:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52029-nyc-buildings-chief-shuts-322-jobsites-seeks-culture-of-accountability New York and New England People: July 2021 Updates about construction professionals in the New York and New England regions //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52013 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:47:33 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52013-new-york-and-new-england-people-july-2021 ENR New York Construction Professionals ENR New England Construction Professionals City Scoop: Life Sciences, Technology Drive Albany Projects in 2021 Dodge data on projected 2021 construction starts in Albany, New York. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52007 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:42:34 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52007-city-scoop-life-sciences-technology-drive-albany-projects-in-2021 Dodge Data & Analytics Albany, NY On the Scene: Memorial Mass for COVID-19 Victims; Scholarships St. Patrick's Cathedral hosted the annual service; ACE Mentor, the NSBE and others award money to engineering students //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52006 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:24:25 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/52006-on-the-scene-memorial-mass-for-covid-19-victims-scholarships Memorial Mass Photo courtesy Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York Kiewit Said to Withdraw From $2B Newark, NJ AirTrain Competition kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman) Contractor's exit appears linked to payment claim on completed Port Authority of New York-New Jersey Goethals Bridge P3 project. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51982 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 18:24:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/51982-kiewit-said-to-withdraw-from-2b-newark-nj-airtrain-competition Ex-Turner Exec Gets 46 Months for Bloomberg Construction Bribes

Ronald Olson, the contractor's former deputy operations manager, is the third of four executives implicated in the scheme who has been sentenced.

http://www.新利luckenr.com/articles/51927 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:23:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/51927-ex-turner-exec-gets-46-months-for-bloomberg-construction-bribes
NY Bill Would Make Contractors Responsible for Subcontractor Wage Theft

Legislation passed June 2 and set to be signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, limits to three years contractor liabilty for a subcontractor not paying wages.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51900 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:05:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/51900-ny-bill-would-make-contractors-responsible-for-subcontractor-wage-theft
Feds Green Light $11.6B Hudson River Tunnel Project With Record of Decision

The long-stalled critical Northeast Corridor rail link replacement and upgrade between New Jersey and New York City can now seek federal funds.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51827 Sat, 29 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr.com/articles/51827-feds-green-light-116b-hudson-river-tunnel-project-with-record-of-decision
New York State Seeking Bids Soon for Niagara Falls Park Visitor Center postn@enr.com (Nadine M. Post)

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is starting its search in May for a “construction manager advisor” to shepherd work on a $46-million visitors’ center at the Niagara Falls State Park.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51654 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:23:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/51654-new-york-state-seeking-bids-soon-for-niagara-falls-park-visitor-center
Owner of NJ's American Dream Mall Faces $1.2B Loan Default, Construction Liens

Pandemic-spurred financial woes are nightmares for Canadian developer Triple Five on the $5B retail and entertainment complex outside NYC.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51643 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:34:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr。com/articles/51643-owner-of-njs-american-dream-mall-faces-12b-loan-default-construction-liens