Homeowners in Brownstone Brooklyn are anxious about their rooflines. “Someone was giving out flyers today on my block … about ‘mandatory’ parapet wall inspections,” one wrote on a Brownstoner forum.

Yasaman Mahdi co-authored this blog. She is currently a law clerk at Cole Schotz P.C. As of January 1, 2024, New York City will require that all building parapets facing the public right-of-way ...

REPORTER: THERE IS A STRETCH OF SIDEWALK ON THE OTHER OF MAIN STREET THAT IS FENCED OFF. LOOK THROUGH THE SIDEWALK, AND YOU CAN SEE NOT ONLY A PILE OF BRICKS, BUT ALSO ARCHITECTURAL STONES, STONE ...

Cleanup is now underway following a partial building collapse in Williamsburg on Sunday. Caution tape still surrounds the vacant building on the corner of Roebling and Hope streets, as cleanup crews ...