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 board. The DOB will receive $120 million over four years. This… View more
By Penny Laughlin The DOB’s Inspection Ready program is off the ground. Building owners licensed professionals should familiarize themselves with the program, as it will save time and effort for all projects. Inspection Ready will allow registrants to receive emails regarding records (aka applications) they are affiliated with. For example, when… View more
By Garvey Thelemaque The DOB will roll out a new version of the Q-Matic system this week. The system helps manage the flow of customer requests to appropriate customer service windows, and covers everything from Application Processing, Certificate of Occupancy, Property Research, Records, Express Cashier, Fast App, Fee Adjustments, Enforcement and… View more
By Mario Aurioso The DOB is planning on launching Inspection Ready on December 8th. Preceding the official launch will be some down time and testing for some of the units. This down time will run from Dec 4th – 7th in order to test and prepare for the wider system launch…. View more
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 – able to push the process along as fast as required…. View more
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 regulations launched in conjunction with these chip cards requires the input… View more
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 NYC and increase safety during the Holiday seasons. Roadway and sidewalk… View more