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Law Requiring Fire Sprinklers in NYC High-Rises May Return—Against Trump’s Wishes

Shea Stadium

Can DIY Venues Solve the National Endowment for the Arts Crisis?

By Justin Joffe
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 14: Hung by anti-Donald Trump protestors, an upside down American flag hangs from the side of the Manhattan Bridge.

Afternoon Bulletin: 40% of This NY Area Chose Trump, Waldorf Astoria Gets Residential

By Sonja Hansen
A view of the construction crane that collapsed on a street in downtown Manhattan last week.

De Blasio Plans Inspection ‘Blitz’ to End Construction Site Carnage

By Will Bredderman
A general view of a massive construction crane that collapsed on a street in downtown Manhattan in New York on February 5, 2016. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)

Crane Collapse in Lower Manhattan Leaves 1 Dead

By Jillian Jorgensen
Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).

DOI: ‘Wholesale Breakdowns’ in Safety at Building Where Falling Debris Killed Girl

By Jillian Jorgensen
Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters. (Photo: William Alatriste/New York City Council)

‘Independence Is Not Isolation’: Mark Peters on His Tenure So Far at DOI

By Jillian Jorgensen
(Photo: Jill Jorgenson/New York Observer)

Two Unaccounted for After East Village Explosion, City Officials Say

By Jillian Jorgensen
Department of Buildings Commissioner Rick D. Chandler (Photo: Michael Nagle/for Commercial Observer).

Boom Times in New York: City Overwhelmed by Construction Demand

By Lauren Elkies Schram
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

By Jillian Jorgensen
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