By Brittney Rosario Metropolis Group is excited to share the wonderful results of the Back-to-School Drive facilitated by United Way of New York City. It is our pleasure to report that our initiative yielded 143 boxes of school supplies and over 1,000 backpacks. What a great start to a new school… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Health Tribunal at OATH proposes to modify the provisions in Chapter 6 in Title 48 of the Rules of the City of New York. The changes modify various procedures relating to pre-hearing rescheduling, adjournments, notifications, defaults, appeals, conduct of participants, and other matters related to the Health… View more
By Brian Lafferty The DOB has agreed to waive civil penalties assessed for failure to file Affirmation of Correction (AOC) for the 2102 filing period. These penalties were issued on May 30, 2014. Specifically, the waiver will be granted for the 2012 “Category 1 AOC” cycle. While the penalty has been… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani We all know how the story goes – balmy October days flip overnight into bone chilling cold, as buildings tune up their boilers for another long season. Inevitably, building owners, managers and maintenance staff confront the long standing need of making inefficient systems more efficient. One need… View more
By Frank Fortino Over the last few years we’ve seen remarkable efforts to ‘greenify’ the City. Developers, architects and engineers have embraced new materials and building practices, striving for LEED certifications, and the honor of having the most energy respectful properties. Roofs have been painted white, and some now flourish with… View more
By Frank Fortino A key piece of the playbook for developers is to squeeze every inch of usable space out of their projects. A growing trend turns this usability discussion into a key selling point – converting the top of a building into a rooftop bar. Rooftop bars provide a great… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani The challenge of converting the Javits Center from a tired, inefficient behemoth into a state of the art convention center took plenty of time and vision. Five years after the start of the redesign process, the new Javits Center has the look and feel of a brand… View more