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By Brian Lafferty Mayor de Blasio recently announced significant investment in NYC Department of Buildings. The new capital follows years of steady improvement to technology and systems, and will allow for new initiatives to improve service and efficiency across the ...
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By Brian Redlein On Wednesday, December 16th at 9 am at the National Museum of the American Indian on One Bowling Green, the City Planning Commission shall be having its public hearing for the mandatory inclusionary housing zoning changes. You ...
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By Frank Fortino Every year, we are amazed at the pace and complexity of building in our City, and how everything somehow continues to accelerate. In order to handle the increases in speed, we need systems that move faster too ...
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By Andrew J. Pisani Long hours, complex mental challenges, grueling conditions – just another week at the DOB. But in this case, we’re describing the work outside of the office, the race day conditions during Sunday’s New York City Marathon. ...
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By Penny Laughlin The NYC Development HUB, a division of the NYC DOB has been taking over the review and approval process for New Buildings and Alteration Type I filings for the past few years. The transition to the HUB has ...
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By Wayne Sheppard The annual DOT Holiday Construction Embargo comes to town at the end of this month. Starting November 20th, then running from November 23rd through January 2, 2016, the embargo clears the way for pedestrians to better enjoy ...
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By Johan Soltani The credit card industry has launched a new round of technology – cards with embedded chips – aimed at reducing fraud and stolen cards. As is always the case, there are some hiccups with the transition. Federal ...
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By Mario Aurioso The Plumbing Division has made some changes to its team, with the Assistant Chiefs in Manhattan and the Bronx switching positions. Assistant Chief Rodriguez, previously of Manhattan will relocate to the Bronx. Assistant Chief Cologne, previously of ...
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By Bruno Caligara With Inspection Ready starting soon, the DOB has announced a series a general information sessions to share details and answer questions about the new service. The sessions will run throughout the month of October, and all will ...
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By Brian Lafferty Requesting information about outstanding elevator applications as well as category 3 & 5 look up sheets has just gotten easier. Now, these requests may be submitted via email. For elevator applications, the contact email is elepermitcopies@buildings.nyc.gov For ...
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By Wayne Sheppard As a Harlem New York resident for almost 30 years of my life, I was thrilled to see that the area of Broadway, between West 135th& West 153rd Streets, has been included in NYCDOT’s Vision Zero Program. ...
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By Garvey Thelemaque The DOB has issued a Service Notice Reminder to clarify filing fees and how they are calculated. Applications with change to use or occupancy (Alteration Type I) and additional square footage are now calculated by construction costs ...
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