By Wayne Sheppard Last month, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a pilot program to pedestrianize the streets around Rockefeller Plaza and Radio City Music Hall during the holiday season. Beginning on Friday, November 29, 2019, and continuing into early January, movable barriers will create full or partial street… View more
By Penny Laughlin The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) recently designated five historic structures in Gowanus as individual landmarks, citing the industrial buildings as representing the area’s most “architecturally distinctive” and “historically significant” properties. LPC selected the sites in collaboration with the Department of City Planning, the community, and… View more
This article continues our series on the men and women who make magic happen here at Metropolis Group. If you would like to recommend someone for a future employee spotlight, please email us with your nomination and let us know why you love working with this team member. Eileen Rivera Senior Project Manager… View more
By Andrew Pisani The phase-in period of Local Law 196 of 2017 is now over. As of December 1, 2019, all jobs that are required to designate a Construction Superintendent, Site Safety Coordinator, or Site Safety Manager must ensure that every worker on the job has completed 30 hours of OSHA site… View more
By Frank Fortino The New York City construction industry now has a turnkey resource for navigating increasingly complex and stringent environmental, health, and safety regulations. Michael Rattacasa, a twelve-year veteran of the environmental consulting industry, has launched The CASA Group, Inc., to provide personalized, solution-oriented consulting in this specialty field. Gregory… View more
By Adam Batista Effective October 14, 2019, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) requires general contractors to post signs on worker safety at sites that require site safety training. To assist with this effort, DOB has created sign templates, available online, that comply with this requirement in multiple languages…. View more
By Andrew Pisani Local Law 28 of 2019 launched temporary programs to help businesses that have received violations and judgments for sign violations. The legislation also includes educational outreach to help businesses understand sign laws and regulations—and to avoid violations in the future. Waiver for Civil Penalties Since February 9, 2019,… View more
