“New York City is groaning under the weight of unnecessary scaffolding, and no borough needs reform more badly than Manhattan,” Powers said. “The archaic city rules around scaffolding have ...

The scaffolding and sidewalk sheds encrusting New York City are because of Local Law 11, which was enacted after 17-year-old Grace Gold was killed in 1979 by falling debris. The Laken Riley Act ...

The Government has been warned its goal for 1.5 million new homes is threatened by a shortage ... Clive Dickin, chief executive of the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) trade ...

"Reported scaffold collapse. Searches underway ... (This story was updated to add new information.) ...

Cuomo became a racially charged clash, is urging the former governor to run for mayor of New York City. By Nicholas Fandos The remains of Sam Nordquist, 24, a transgender man, were found after ...

TRIBECA, Manhattan (WABC) -- A BMW and taxi collided in Tribeca early Friday morning sending the taxi into scaffolding. Two people inside the cab had to be extricated by first responders and taken ...

This undated image shows the acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon. United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York via AP Vice President ...

WELL, JESSICA, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS MAY NOT BE OVER BECAUSE MORE SCAFFOLDING MAY BE COMING DOWN. IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S JUST HANGING BY A THREAD OUTSIDE THIS FOUR STORY APARTMENT BUILDING THAT IS ...

The G&V Hotel on Edinburgh's George IV Bridge has been covered with scaffolding for almost five years Scaffolding which has covered a hotel building in Edinburgh city centre is to be removed in ...

Unfortunately, the success of this initiative will be undermined by New York’s outdated and expensive construction liability law, known as the Scaffold Law.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A construction worker was rescued after being trapped in an elevator at a construction site in downtown Houston where a scaffolding collapsed, according to officials.