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Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance at a press conference last year. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

16 City Employees Arrested in Department of Buildings Bribery Probe

A corruption investigation led to indictments of 16 employees in the Departments of Buildings and of Housing Preservation and Development.
By Jillian Jorgensen
Comptroller Scott Stringer. (Photo: Facebook).

Stringer Claims Buildings Department Left High-Rise Workers Hanging

Scott Stringer's latest report ripped Michael Bloomberg's administration for failing to enforce new safety measures at construction sites.
By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Vanessa Ogle)

Bill de Blasio Appoints Buildings Commissioner

Bill de Blasio named four new heads of top departments this afternoon
By Will Bredderman

City Construction Deaths Getting to Zero

By Tom Acitelli
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