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While NYC descends into chaos, Philly is a model of urban order
Hallelujah! It felt like New York City of not long ago when common sense, not random disorder, ruled the streets. Was I dreaming? No — I was in Philadelphia.
Decomposing body found outside NYC apartment building after residents smell foul stench
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, police said.
Fed-up New Yorkers kept in dark by 35-block stretch of scaffolding lament city's never-ending renovations: 'It's ugly as hell'
An Upper West Side avenue has one of the most densely scaffolded stretches in the entire city -- with a more than 30-block-long area having just a single block entirely...
Hurrah for removal of 21-year-old Harlem scaffolding — but much more remains to do
Scaffolding that had been up for 21 years at 409 Edgecombe Avenue was finally taken down, highlighting the scourge of sidewalk structures all over the city.
NYC scaffold war spills into concrete jungle as rivals sue each other
The case lifts the lid, if only a crack, on the secretive shed industry, which blights hundreds of miles of sidewalks with steel-jungle monstrosities.
NYC coroner's office ringed by scaffolding for nearly 15 years: 'It’s outrageous'
The city’s hypocritical, flagrant disregard for Mayor Eric Adams’ “Get Sheds Down” campaign is at its most infuriating at 520 First Avenue -- the home of the Office of the...
'Deteriorated' scaffolding surrounds City Hall-owned building -- despite Adams' 'crackdown'
It only gets more embarrassing for Mayor Eric Adams’ comically toothless “crackdown” on the city’s out-of-control sidewalk scaffolding scourge.
Mayor Adams' anti-scaffolding measure is like tossing spitballs at a tank
New York City's scaffolding problem — which Mayor Adams wants to conquer — is really an issue of local laws that benefit the scaffolding industry.
Adams targets NYC sidewalk sheds — but public housing is city's worst offender with 26 MILES of scaffolding still up
No New York pedestrian would disagree with Eric Adams' characterization of the city’s ubiquitous sidewalk sheds at stalled construction sites as “ugly little green boxes.”
City's war on sheds and more: Letters to the Editor — July 30, 2023
Post readers sound off on Mayor Adams' vow to crack down on outdoor sheds, NYC's shoplifting crisis, the passing of Tony Bennett and more.
Mayor Adams cracking down on 400 miles of NYC scaffolding, sheds
Mayor Eric Adams announced that he's cracking down on the city’s all too familiar, unsightly 400 miles of scaffolding and shabby sheds throughout New York City.
City Council seeking to overhaul scaffolding abuse in NYC
“Scaffolding shouldn’t be one of the first things people associate with NYC,” said Manhattan City Councilman Keith Powers, who introduced some of the bills. “It’s time we reclaim our streets.”
Tear down NYC's Scaffold Jungle!
If Mayor Eric Adams means business about “supercharging” the city economy, he can start by tearing down the Scaffold Jungle.
Meet UK's first scaffolder with Down syndrome
Todd Scanlon is set to become England's first fully qualified scaffolder with Down syndrome. The 32-year-old, who mainly does fitting and carrying, says scaffolding is his favorite thing to do....
Two men critically injured in Bronx scaffolding collapse
Two workers were critically hurt following a scaffolding collapse inside of 925 Hunts Point Ave. in the Bronx, the NYPD and police sources said on Saturday afternoon.
Scaffold zing: De Blasio puts up $111M for NYCHA façade fixes to clear sidewalks
Mayor Bill de Blasio committed Wednesday to spending more than $100 million on fixing façades of public housing buildings in order to bring down unsightly sidewalk sheds.
30-story scaffolding collapse in Hong Kong kills worker, traps motorists
A 55-year-old female construction worker was crushed in the wreckage, and it took an hour and 20 minutes to reach her in the perilous conditions.
Beaming with pride: Scaffolding joins the fight against COVID-19
Raising the bar: One city scaffolding firm is using its product to keep people safe from COVID-19.
Driver arrested after Mercedes slams into scaffolding in Midtown: cops
A Mercedes-Benz with a trunk full of high-end bags slammed into scaffolding along Midtown East, causing a mess, police said. A man in his 20s was driving the Mercedes E300...
Here's why scaffolding is covering key stretch of NYC's popular High Line
Strolling up the High Line won’t be the same this spring — and pedestrians can thank a big, scary chunk of paneling that recently fell off the Standard Hotel.