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The Incident Report

What went wrong on job sites, and why. The safety lessons the trade actually needs.

Collapses, bad digs, gas lines, stop-work orders, payment fights that end up in court — the stories that never make the bid tabulation but decide who's still standing to bid next year. If a site got shut down, a contractor got hit, or an agency dropped the hammer, it's here — so you see the pattern before you're part of it.

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October 2026

Two Worker Falls Logged in Brooklyn and Queens, DOB Records ShowDOB logged injuries at a Bushwick site and a Long Island City site on the same day, plus a no-injury excavation incident on the Upper East Side.October 17, 2026
The Manhattan DA Recovered $60,000 in Back Pay for UWS Construction WorkersThe district attorney's office says the money was owed to workers on a West Side job — a reminder that payroll gaps can become a prosecutor's problem, not just a labor dispute.October 17, 2026
DOB Cites One Brooklyn Demolition Contractor Three Times in One SweepN Tech Design of America drew $10,000 in Class 1 violations at two Brooklyn sites October 15 — for an out-of-sequence demolition, a blocked bus stop, and an uncontained gas cylinder.October 17, 2026
New Jersey Halts Work for Two New York Contractors on a Newark Apartment JobNJDOL stop-work orders hit a Staten Island window installer and a New York City carpentry firm on the same Newark site, citing wage theft affecting 81 workers combined.October 17, 2026
New Jersey Hits Three Employers With Stop-Work Orders Over Unpaid WagesNone of this touches New York City — NJDOL halted a Flemington restaurant and two Jersey City urgent-care operators in May over wage and recordkeeping violations, and the record only surfaced now.October 17, 2026
DOB Logged Six New Complaints Across Four Boroughs OvernightTwo elevator complaints, a boiler complaint, and three others landed October 16 — here's where, and what an open complaint does and doesn't mean.October 17, 2026
Two More Injury Accidents Logged at Brooklyn and Manhattan Sites This WeekDOB recorded injuries at a Bergen Street and a Gresham Road site, plus two parking-structure hazard violations now marked for dismissal.October 16, 2026
A Worker Fell at a Maspeth Avenue Site the Day After a Safety Complaint ClosedDOB logged one injury at 287 Maspeth Avenue on October 15 — one day after an inspection closed out a safety complaint at the same address.October 16, 2026
Four Buildings Cited for Cracked Brick and Unsafe Excavation WorkDOB's October 14 violation batch flags collapse-risk masonry in the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn, plus an open foundation pit cited for missing shoring.October 16, 2026
A Scaffold Plank Fell at the Empire State Building With Two Workers UnderneathDOB hit Skanska with a $10,000 Class 1 violation after the October 14 inspection — the hearing is set for December 24.October 16, 2026
Four Complaints Hit DOB's Desk From Wall Street to Bay RidgeNone of these are confirmed violations yet — just open complaints the agency has to go look at, in four boroughs at once.October 16, 2026
A Bronx Hearing Calendar Lists Twenty-Plus Building Violations for October 16These are OATH/ECB cases heading to a Bronx hearing room Thursday, not new inspections — the violations mostly date to late July and early August.October 16, 2026
A Staten Island Site's Construction Fence Sat Unmaintained With an Expired PermitDOB cited 3511 Property Inc. October 13 for a six-story project's safety fence, with a hearing set for December 22.October 16, 2026
DOB Logged a Hundred New Complaints Across the City in Two DaysMost are routine facade, electrical, and safety callbacks -- three already closed with no violation found.October 16, 2026
A Falling Object Injured One Person on Bergen StreetDOB logged the Boerum Hill incident on October 14 with one injury and no fatality -- here's what the record says and what it doesn't.October 16, 2026
DOB's October 13 Inspection Sweep Hit the Same Brooklyn Owner TwiceThirty-plus ECB violations landed the same day across four boroughs, and one Williamsburg landlord picked up two citations on one property in a single visit.October 16, 2026
Five DOB Cases Close as Violations, Two at the Same West 45th Street BuildingAll five resolved with penalties paid or on terms — the kind of routine enforcement record worth checking before you bid work at any of these addresses.October 16, 2026
Two Manhattan Buildings Cited Over Elevator Paperwork, Not EquipmentBoth cases already show all terms met, but the charge code — failure to maintain — is one every managing agent should recognize before it reaches a hearing room.October 15, 2026
Three Manhattan Buildings Head to OATH Hearings Over DOB ViolationsAll three cases were decided at the same Manhattan tribunal this week — one of them over cracked concrete in an occupied parking structure.October 15, 2026
Staten Island Homeowner Faces $33,000 Over an Unpermitted Third FloorPer DOB records, three defaulted OATH tickets at one Jenna Lane address head back to hearing October 15 — part of a borough-wide default cluster that also includes a Bushwick false-certification case and a defaced stop-work order in Midwood.October 15, 2026
Four Manhattan Job Sites Face OATH Hearings Over Housekeeping and Shed ViolationsAll four were already cited in violation per DOB records, with hearings set for October 15 — and all four have already paid up.October 15, 2026
Two Bronx Construction Accidents, Three Days Apart, Both Tied to EquipmentDOB's incident dataset logged injuries at 1959 Jerome Avenue and 1240 River Avenue — here's what the public record actually says, and what it doesn't.October 15, 2026
DOB's Latest Violations Are Mostly About Sheds Nobody RenewedA dozen fresh tickets this week trace back to one thing: permits that ran out months ago and nobody noticed — or sheds that didn't meet code to begin with.October 15, 2026
DOB Cites Bronx Site Where a Concrete Pour Sent a Worker to the HospitalTwo active violations trace back to the same incident — and inspectors say the unsafe conditions were still there when they followed up.October 15, 2026
Twenty-One Brooklyn Building Violations Head to the Same OATH Hearing DayAll twenty-one cases go before Brooklyn 3 on October 14 — nine of them for the same elevator-maintenance code section, per DOB and OATH/ECB records.October 15, 2026
A Construction Worker Was Hurt at a Bronx Site DOB Logs as BIN 2131032DOB's incident record shows one injury from mechanical construction equipment at 1240 River Avenue on October 12 — here's what the public record does and doesn't say.October 15, 2026
DOB Logs Seven Complaints From Queens to the Bronx in One DayNone of the seven has produced a violation yet, but owners and GCs at these addresses should expect an inspector before it does.October 15, 2026
Five Defaulted Violations Trace to One Illegally Converted Astoria HouseAn Astoria owner now faces an October 13 OATH hearing on five stacked DOB violations — egress, sprinklers, fire alarms, and an illegal conversion — after defaulting once already.October 15, 2026
A Brooklyn Facade Violation Cites Brick Bulging Toward the House Next DoorThe case against 207 Dahill Road carries a $25,000 penalty and a defaulted hearing now reset for October 13 — here's what the OATH record says and doesn't say.October 15, 2026
Queens Landlords and a GC Clear a Wednesday Hearing Calendar on Site Debris and FencesTwenty-four OATH/ECB tickets tied to an October 13 hearing date show what DOB actually cites a jobsite for — expired shed permits, unguarded debris, and fences a foot too tall.October 15, 2026
Two of the Paper's Own Data Feeds Have Been Down for DaysDDC's capital-project feed and Checkbook NYC have been failing since the weekend, and the internal alert meant to flag it didn't go out — here's what that does and doesn't touch in this week's coverage.October 15, 2026
Four Boroughs, One Hearing Day: DOB's October 9 Violation DocketOATH/ECB closed out hearings on jobs from Gates Avenue to Astoria the same day — here's what the record shows at each address.October 11, 2026
OATH Hearings Find Seven NYC Buildings in Violation of DOB CodeA single October 8 hearing day closed out cases from a Wall Street sidewalk shed to a Bronx elevator restrictor — the addresses, the penalties, and what each violation covers.October 11, 2026
DOB Logs Three Injuries at Construction Sites in Three BoroughsFour incident reports hit DOB's books between October 7 and October 9, three with a worker hurt on site — here's what the record shows at each address.October 11, 2026
DOB Cited Three Sites for Work Without a Required Permit This WeekNew ECB violations hit a Staten Island excavation, a Queens foundation pour, and a Yonkers-owned Bronx site — all for proceeding without DOB paperwork on file.October 11, 2026
A 30-Story Demolition on West 35th Street Drew Two Fire-Related Violations in One DayDOB cited the demolition contractor for a torch-cutting fire and a breached debris chute at the same Manhattan tower — both served October 8.October 11, 2026
DOB Logs a Construction Incident at 52 William Street, No Injuries ReportedThe Department of Buildings recorded a non-injury construction incident at a Manhattan office tower this week — a reminder that most of the agency's incident log is exactly this routine.October 9, 2026
DOB Cited 39 Buildings Across the City for Missing Climate FilingsThe violations all landed the same day, October 8, for the same paperwork failure — Local Law 97 emissions reports that never got filed.October 9, 2026
Thirty Violations Hit NYC Job Sites in One Day. Two Carried the Max Fine.DOB served Class 1 and Class 2 citations across all five boroughs on October 7 — most for expired permits and missing fall protection, but a torn-down stop-work sticker and a skipped safety orientation drew the day's steepest penalties.October 9, 2026
DOB Logs Elevator and Boiler Complaints in Three Boroughs This WeekThree new complaints — covering a Manhattan storefront address, a Bronx elevator, and a Brooklyn boiler — entered DOB's system October 7 with no inspection outcome posted yet.October 9, 2026
Six Defaulted DOB Cases Head to an October 9 Hearing CalendarFrom a Bronx facade to a Brooklyn pulley rig made of sandbags, these are the properties with open Department of Buildings money on the table this week.October 9, 2026
Three Brooklyn Job Sites Logged Injuries in DOB Records This WeekAll three incidents, two in Williamsburg and one in Downtown Brooklyn, involved one injury each and no fatalities, per DOB's Construction-Related Incidents dataset.October 9, 2026
A Brooklyn Developer Kept Building After DOB Shut the Job DownDOB's enforcement batch from October 6 shows one Williamsburg site working straight through a stop-work order, plus a wave of elevator and scaffold violations across four boroughs.October 9, 2026
Three DOB Complaints Open in Three Boroughs, None Yet ResolvedA Manhattan noise or condition complaint, a Bronx elevator call, and a Brooklyn boiler complaint all landed October 7 — here's what the record shows and what it doesn't.October 9, 2026
Two NYC Elevator Owners Cited for Worn Parts, Blocked Machine RoomsOATH found violations at a Manhattan building on East 62nd Street and a Brooklyn building on Box Street this week — both now closed with all terms met.October 9, 2026
A Manhattan Sidewalk Shed Draws Two Violations on the Same InspectionBoth tickets against Kings Group NY Corp trace to the same expired-permit shed outside 200 East 27th Street, and three other buildings drew separate elevator and maintenance citations this week.October 9, 2026
Twenty-One DOB Violations Head to Hearing Over One Calendar DayA single October 8 OATH/ECB hearing block covers shoring, scaffold, and elevator citations across Manhattan and Brooklyn job sites — worth checking if your firm or site address is on the list.October 9, 2026
Five Construction Violations Hit Four Boroughs in One DayDOB's ECB docket shows illegal conversions, unpermitted plumbing, scaffold defects, and housekeeping citations all served October 5.October 9, 2026
Two Brooklyn Jobsites Report Worker Injuries the Same DayDOB logged falls and other construction accidents at Sheepshead Bay Road and Bridge Street on October 5, each with one injury reported.October 9, 2026
One Midtown South Building Racks Up Five Active Elevator Filing ViolationsDOB issued the citations October 2 for three separate elevators at the same address, all still open; four similar citations elsewhere in the city were dismissed the same day.October 9, 2026
DOB Fined a Brooklyn Site $10,000 for Working Through a Stop-Work OrderEight sites across three boroughs drew fresh DOB violations this week, from missing roof guardrails to a stop-work breach — hearings run December 9 through 18.October 9, 2026
A Worker Fell From a Scaffold in Ridgewood. DOB Cited the GC for Not Reporting It.The $5,000 violation is for failing to notify the department of the accident, not for the fall itself — a hearing is set for December 9.October 9, 2026
DOB Logs Nine Complaints Across Three Boroughs in One DayThe complaints are unverified allegations, not confirmed violations — but two addresses in Queens each drew a pair of them on the same day.October 9, 2026
DOB Logged Nine Construction Complaints Across Four Boroughs on October 6Two Queens addresses drew two separate complaints apiece — but a complaint is a phone call logged, not a confirmed violation, and none of the nine has a disposition yet.October 7, 2026
Six Brooklyn Sites Cited for Ignoring Their Own Safety PlansAll six tickets cite work that drifted from the filed site safety plan — fencing, overhead protection, excavation bracing, and scaffold type — and all go to hearing October 7.October 7, 2026
Two Workers Fell on Manhattan Jobsites Three Days ApartBoth falls happened within a half-mile of each other in Midtown East, and both are logged as accidents with an injury under DOB's construction incident records.October 6, 2026
DOB Cites 15 Buildings for Missing 2025 Elevator Inspection FilingsOwners across four boroughs face violations for skipping required elevator safety paperwork, and most of the fines are still active.October 6, 2026
DOB Cites a Chelsea Site Twice for Live, Unprotected WiringTwo Class 1 violations at the same West 15th Street building describe service feeder conductors left unfused and exposed to damage, per ECB records.October 6, 2026
Three Defaulted Violations Trace to One Bronx Basement ApartmentAll three sit at 539 Ellsworth Avenue, where OATH/ECB records show $26,250 in unpaid penalties tied to an illegal cellar conversion.October 6, 2026
Ten Queens Buildings Face OATH Hearings Over Builders' Code ViolationsAll ten cases are calendared for October 6 hearings, and one involves a suspended scaffold rig built with half the tiebacks the approved plans called for.October 6, 2026
A Brooklyn Hearing Day: Nine Defaulted DOB Cases, One Address With FourOctober 5's OATH/ECB calendar skews hard toward Brooklyn, with one 36th Street property racking up four unpermitted-work defaults from a single inspection.October 5, 2026
Elevators, a Vacate Order, and a Fence: October's OATH DecisionsNineteen Department of Buildings cases were decided at an October 2 hearing session, including five elevator-maintenance violations across the Bronx and a $10,000 penalty for ignoring a vacate order in Coney Island.October 5, 2026
Elevator Filings Lapse in Sunset Park; NJ Adds Eight to Its Wage BlacklistA Brooklyn building missed two 2025 elevator filing deadlines, and New Jersey's labor department named eight more contractors who owe a combined $743,826.95.October 5, 2026
Two Buildings, Two Boroughs, Same Elevator Paperwork MissDOB cited Tribeca and College Point properties this week for missing 2025 elevator inspection filings — here's what the violation codes actually mean.October 5, 2026
Fourteen Buildings, One Hearing Day: What DOB's Docket CaughtFrom an expired shed permit to a rusted ground clamp, October 1's OATH/ECB calendar closed out $29,375 in penalties across six addresses.October 5, 2026
Three DOB Incidents, Two Injuries, No Fatalities This WeekA Bronx site, a Park Avenue high-rise, and a Brooklyn Heights address each logged a construction incident with DOB in the past three days.October 5, 2026
DOB Cites 43 Elevators for Missing 2025 Inspection PaperworkAll 43 violations issued October 2 trace to the same root cause — a 2025 Cat1 test or periodic report that was never filed, per DOB records.October 5, 2026
Four Elevators, Four Violations, One October Inspection DayDOB's elevator unit caught cars out of service in a Bronx senior building and a Staten Island self-storage site on the same day.October 5, 2026
DOB's October 1 Sweep Catches Sheds and Facades Nobody FixedA dozen Class 1 and 2 violations across three boroughs share the same story: sheds up, paperwork lapsed, certificates never filed.October 5, 2026
Staten Island Renovation Site Cited for Outward-Swinging Fence GateDOB hit a two-story dwelling alteration on Forest Hill Road with a $1,000 fence violation ahead of a December hearing.October 3, 2026
Two Worker-Injury Citations Lead This Week's DOB Violation BatchFrom a Newark contractor's loading dock to a borough jail site to a 52-story Rockefeller Plaza tower, DOB's latest ECB violations span five boroughs and one out-of-state firm.October 3, 2026
A Boiler Removal Without a Permit, a Cellar Fire, and a Worker Hurt on Clinton StreetDOB hit a Brooklyn Heights building with three violations and $17,500 in proposed fines after a worker was injured in an unpermitted gas and electrical job gone wrong.October 3, 2026
Six Bronx Buildings, One Elevator Problem EachA 20-ticket OATH docket set for October 2 pairs aging elevator violations with active-site safety citations across the Bronx — all already resolved at All Terms Met.October 3, 2026
A Hundred DOB Complaints Landed This Week. None Are Violations Yet.Two Brooklyn buildings and one Queens address each drew repeat complaints in the same 48 hours — here's what the record actually says, and doesn't.October 3, 2026
Three Buildings Cited for Missing Energy Reports — One Still OpenDOB logged three Local Law 84 benchmarking violations on September 25; two are already dismissed, one in Brooklyn remains active.October 3, 2026
the week's ECB filings: unpermitted work turns up in cellars across four boroughsfrom a bathroom sink in East Elmhurst to a commercial kitchen in Crown Heights, DOB's newest violations keep landing on the same problem — work that started before a permit did.October 3, 2026
DOB Says a Queens Plumbing Crew Kept Working Through a Stop-Work OrderThe city hit JFZ Construction Inc. with a $10,000 penalty after inspectors say work continued — and a posted notice was defaced — days after a stop-work order went up.October 3, 2026
Fourteen Manhattan Buildings Head to OATH ThursdayExpired sidewalk-shed permits, blocked elevator machine rooms, and a 42nd-floor apartment DOB says doesn't match the plans — all on one hearing calendar.October 1, 2026

September 2026

Four Workers Fell on NYC Sites in Two Days. None of It Made the News.DOB records show falls in Bed-Stuy, on Erskine Street, and twice in the Financial District — all non-fatal, all still injuries.September 30, 2026
A $10,000 Stop-Work Violation and a String of Unpermitted JobsDOB's latest ECB batch includes a Manhattan site cited for having no safety manager on-site, plus sidewalk shed and permit violations across four boroughs.September 30, 2026
Seven Active DOB Complaints, Two of Them ElevatorsNo new enforcement actions posted this week, but Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx logged seven fresh complaints Tuesday — read what's active near you.September 30, 2026
Seven Complaints, Four Boroughs, No Findings YetDOB's complaint queue picked up two elevator reports and five general construction complaints in two days — all still open, none yet substantiated.September 30, 2026
A Quiet Day on the Blotter — 100 Open Complaints, No Confirmed IncidentsDOB logged complaints across all five boroughs this week, but nothing in the primary enforcement record rose to a confirmed incident as of September 29.September 30, 2026
Three DOB Tickets, One Staten Island Address, Same DayA Hancock Street property faces $33,100 in defaulted work-without-a-permit penalties after inspectors found unpermitted plumbing, framing, and electrical work in one visit.September 30, 2026
The Blotter: A mechanical-equipment injury on the Upper West SideOne more DOB incident record posted this week, plus the volume of open complaints citywide.September 29, 2026
Two Falls, Two Manhattan Jobsites, Three Days ApartDOB records show workers fell at 222 Broadway and 219 East 42nd Street within a three-day span, each logged with one injury.September 29, 2026
Four Buildings Cited, Then Cleared, for Skipping Energy ReportsDOB logged and dismissed the same day four Local Law 84 benchmarking violations across the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan.September 29, 2026
DOB's Weather-Advisory Sweep Nets 34 Violations in Four BoroughsLoose jersey barriers, absent watchpersons, and one $5,000 insulation hazard on Broadway — inspectors were out in force after last week's severe weather advisory.September 29, 2026
Twenty Queens Hearings, One Stop-Work Order Still UnresolvedDOB's September 29 OATH calendar runs from a cracked Astoria facade to an expired sidewalk-shed permit — and a Hollis job still working past a lapsed permit.September 29, 2026
Cyclist Killed by Dump Truck Near Penn StationTwo outlets confirm a fatal Midtown collision on September 28; no DOB or NYPD record has posted yet, and no jobsite link has been established.September 28, 2026
Two Routine Incidents Logged, No Injuries, in Manhattan and BrooklynDOB records show closed-out construction incidents at a West 131st Street address and a Greenpoint address over the weekend — both filed with zero injuries.September 28, 2026
Nineteen Building Cases Hit OATH's Docket TomorrowFacade neglect, boiler paperwork, and one stalled structural order make up Monday's hearing calendar across four boroughs.September 28, 2026
Nine Buildings, Nine Elevator and Safety Violations UpheldOATH hearings this week ended in findings against landlords and contractors from the Bronx to Wooster Street, including two out-of-service elevators cited as hazardous conditions.September 28, 2026
Two Buildings, Four Elevator Violations, $2,500 in ECB PenaltiesOATH hearing records show sustained elevator-maintenance violations at a Manhattan co-op and a Brooklyn building this week, including standing water in one pit.September 27, 2026
A Worker Fell on East 42nd Street. DOB Logged No Injury.The September 25 incident report lists zero fatalities and zero injuries at a Midtown Manhattan site — here's what the record does and doesn't say.September 26, 2026
A Bronx Basement Apartment DOB Flagged in May Is Still an Open CasePlus: a citywide wave of Local Law 84 benchmarking violations hits buildings from Wall Street to Riverdale.September 26, 2026
A December Court Date for a Dozen NYC Job SitesDOB cited sites in four boroughs for missing pedestrian protection, tampered elevator safety devices, and unresolved vacate orders — with penalties running as high as $10,000.September 26, 2026
Brooklyn Building Cited Over Exposed Steel, Incomplete Wall FinishA Class 2 violation against 422 E 31 Street LLC sets a December hearing date and a $1,250 penalty, per DOB records.September 26, 2026
DOB Logs Injuries at Job Sites on Columbus Avenue and St. Nicholas AvenueTwo construction-related incidents this week, one in Manhattan and one in Queens, each with a single injury and no fatality, per DOB records.September 26, 2026
A Maspeth Site Kept Working Under a Stop-Work Order, DOB SaysTwenty-six ECB violations hit New York job sites this week, including one respondent cited for ignoring a stop-work order DOB says was still in effect.September 26, 2026
A Construction Fence Fell on Willoughby Avenue and Hit Two PedestriansDOB cited Precision Build USA $10,000 after a fence panel came down at street level during demolition work in Bed-Stuy.September 26, 2026
Twenty Tickets, One Hearing Date, and a Locked Elevator Room in Crown HeightsOATH/ECB calendars a slate of DOB cases for September 25 — including three defaulted tickets against one Bronx contractor from a single inspection.September 26, 2026
Two Injuries, No Fatalities: DOB's Latest Incident LogThree construction incidents hit DOB's books this week, at addresses in Manhattan and Queens — here's what the record does and doesn't say.September 26, 2026
Queens Congregation Cited for Working Through a Stop-Work OrderDOB records show three men working at 150-60 78th Road days after the city ordered a halt — a $25,000 violation now heads to a December hearing.September 26, 2026
A Stop-Work Order in Laurelton Didn't Stop the WorkDOB cites a Queens site for working through an active SWO, plus a run of sidewalk-shed and pedestrian-protection violations across four boroughs.September 26, 2026
Five DOB Complaints Land Across Three BoroughsTwo elevator complaints, a Brooklyn double-filing, and one Queens complaint — all still open, none yet substantiated.September 24, 2026
Twenty-One Manhattan Buildings, One Hearing Date, All Ruled 'In Violation'Elevator tag lapses account for a third of Tuesday's OATH/ECB calendar, with facade and scaffold violations carrying the biggest penalties.September 24, 2026
DOB Logs Injury in Construction Accident on East 66th StreetAn accident report filed with the city shows one injury at a Manhattan address on September 21; no cause or contractor has been identified in the record.September 24, 2026
A Brooklyn Crew Kept Bricklaying Under a Stop-Work OrderDOB's latest violation sweep includes a $10,000 penalty for work done after a stop-work order, plus four separate citations at one Jamaica building in a single visit.September 24, 2026
Twenty Tickets, One Brooklyn Hearing Room, Wednesday MorningA Bushwick balcony built off-drawing headlines a Brooklyn 3 ECB docket stacked with expired fence permits and four separate elevator complaints.September 23, 2026
Worker Falls at Queens Job Site, DOB Logs One InjuryA September 18 accident at 126-02 82 Avenue in Kew Gardens is the only incident DOB posted this cycle — no fatality, no contractor named.September 23, 2026
Two ECB Violations, Two Different Paperwork TrapsA Brooklyn owner faces a certification violation on top of an old one, and a Staten Island LLC is cited for unpermitted water heaters — both with hearings set for late November.September 23, 2026
A Detached Cornice on Amsterdam Avenue, Two Dead Elevators in ManhattanDOB's latest Class 1 violations flag an immediate-hazard cornice, a sidewalk grate at Mount Sinai, and two out-of-service elevators — all pending hearings in December.September 23, 2026
Two Defaulted DOB Orders, Same Corona Address, Same Hearing TomorrowNostrand Realty LLC owes a combined $9,375 on tickets tied to uncorrected violations at 102-14 Roosevelt Avenue — and OATH records show both already defaulted once.September 22, 2026
Twenty Queens Buildings, One Hearing Day: The ECB Docket for September 22From a leaning brick porch to a stairway with no handrail, twenty Queens properties face OATH/ECB rulings this week — and the record shows what inspectors actually found.September 22, 2026
Six Bronx Sites, Same Week: Sidewalk Sheds and Expired Permits Add UpOATH hearing records from September 18 show a cluster of shed, scaffold, and elevator violations across the Bronx — most tied to permits that had already lapsed.September 22, 2026
No New Violations Today. 100 Complaints Are Still Just Calls.DOB logged 100 new complaints across the five boroughs in two days — structural, elevator, and plumbing codes included — but none has a matching violation yet.September 22, 2026
Nine Bronx and Brooklyn Contractors Default on Site-Safety TicketsOATH records show unpaid penalties and defaulted hearings, from unsecured jersey barriers to a sidewalk shed nobody cleaned.September 21, 2026
Five Falls and Scaffold Incidents Hit DOB's Books This WeekQueens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan sites logged four injuries in 48 hours — none fatal, per DOB's own incident record.September 21, 2026
DOB Hits Five Sites With Its Most Severe Violation in One DayGuardrails, scaffolds, and a missing safety officer — the September 17 sweep hit sites in Flushing, two in Brooklyn, and Manhattan with $5,000-to-$10,000 Class 1 citations.September 19, 2026
Midtown Building Owner Fined Twice for Ignoring DOB OrdersTwo OATH hearings, one address, $3,750 in unpaid penalties for uncorrected violations dating back to 2023.September 19, 2026
Worker Injured in Fall at Brooklyn Jobsite on State StreetDOB records a fall with one injury at 475 State Street on September 17, plus a separate no-injury incident nearby the day before.September 18, 2026
U.S. Bank Cited for Drainage Violation at Staten Island PropertyDOB hit the bank with a $1,250 Class 2 violation over a gutter leader dumping water onto neighboring lots — a hearing is set for November 24.September 18, 2026
The Blotter: 30 New ECB Violations Hit NYC Job Sites This WeekFire safety lapses, unpermitted work, and a second stop-work-order case from a Brooklyn firm already flagged twice — what DOB's latest violation batch shows.September 18, 2026
DOB: Brooklyn Contractor Finished the Job After a Stop-Work Order Was PostedGarden Program LLC faces a $10,000 penalty after inspectors said work was 100% complete despite an active stop-work order at the site.September 18, 2026
A Bronx Landlord Defaulted on Three Violations at One AddressOATH records show $37,500 in unpaid penalties at 2776 3rd Avenue, including an illegal-conversion charge — with a new hearing set for September 18.September 18, 2026
Nine Bronx Active-Site Violations Head to Hearing ThursdaySidewalk sheds, scaffold bracing, and a work-without-permit stop order all land on the same Bronx OATH calendar for September 18.September 18, 2026
Four Construction Incidents Hit DOB's Log in Two Days. Three Workers Were Hurt.Falls in Brooklyn and Manhattan, plus two more incidents on the Upper East Side and in TriBeCa — here's what DOB's record actually says.September 18, 2026
DOB Logs 42 Active-Hazard Violations in One Day, All Five BoroughsA single-day sweep of active-hazard citations hit addresses from Rockaway to Riverdale, per DOB Safety Violations records.September 18, 2026
DOB's Wednesday Violation Sweep: Elevators, Gutters, and a Locked DoorA borough-by-borough look at the ECB violations DOB issued September 15, from out-of-service elevators to a site that wouldn't let inspectors in.September 18, 2026
One Brooklyn Inspection Found a Live Gas Line and Four More ViolationsDOB records show a single September 15 inspection at 1155 East 35th Street turned up an open gas line, missing fire-stopping, and bad fire doors — all still pending hearings.September 18, 2026
A Quiet Day on the Blotter, But the Elevator Complaints Are Piling UpNo new DOB enforcement actions posted today — but six buildings across four boroughs logged elevator complaints in 48 hours.September 18, 2026
This Week's Manhattan OATH Hearing Calendar: Permits, Elevators, FacadesA roundup of Department of Buildings enforcement tickets heading to hearing September 17, from unposted permits to elevator defects to a cited facade on West 72nd Street.September 18, 2026
Six Manhattan Sites Cited for Sheds and Scaffolds Built Off-PlanOATH hearings this week cover sidewalk sheds and supported scaffolds that inspectors say didn't match the approved drawings — at four separate Manhattan addresses.September 18, 2026
Tuesday's ECB Blotter: Sidewalk Sheds, Unpermitted Work, and a Loose NetNine active violations served September 14 across Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island cover expired shed permits, work without permits, and one loose safety net over Coney Island Avenue.September 18, 2026
A Worker Fell Running Camera Wire at a Myrtle Avenue SiteDOB records describe a worker falling from the second floor to the first at a 7-story new building in Fort Greene while running camera wire on a ladder.September 18, 2026
One Brooklyn Building Racked Up $17,500 in DOB Violations in a Single DayA 9-story new building on Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn racked up five active ECB violations in a single day, two of them tied to workers getting hurt.September 18, 2026
Five New DOB Complaints, From SoHo to Coney IslandAn elevator complaint in Harlem, an emergency-response complaint in Bay Ridge, and three others entered September 15 — all still open, none yet substantiated.September 18, 2026
Three Brooklyn Jobs Cited for Ignoring Their Own Approved PlansOATH's Wednesday docket includes sidewalk sheds and foundation work built contrary to filed drawings, plus four separate elevator maintenance citations.September 18, 2026
The Blotter: 100 DOB Complaints Filed Across the CityElevator and illegal-conversion complaints led the count over two days — here's where, per DOB records.September 18, 2026
4 Hurt in Hudson Yards Scaffold Collapse, ABC7 ReportsDOB's own incident record has not posted yet; here's what we know and what we're watching for.September 18, 2026
Four Elevator Complaints Hit DOB's Queue in Two DaysNone have a disposition yet — here's where they are and what the record does and doesn't say.September 18, 2026
Five Workers Fell on NYC Job Sites in Four Days. None of the Falls Was Fatal.DOB's own incident log shows workers going down on active sites from Queens to the Bronx between September 11 and September 14 — all logged as injuries, none fatal.September 15, 2026
Two Class 1 Violations, Two Boroughs: Illegal Dining Deck and Rooftop PropaneDOB cites a Manhattan rear-yard dining setup and Staten Island rooftop heaters in the same week, both flagged as hazardous-tier violations.September 15, 2026
One Brooklyn Site Picked Up $7,250 in DOB Violations Over a Single WeekendDOB hit a closed Bed-Stuy new-building site with $7,250 in citations after finding no watchperson and a debris-strewn perimeter — part of a broader sweep of active-jobsite violations this week.September 15, 2026
Corona Landlord Defaults on Two DOB Correction OrdersNostrand Realty owes $12,500 in penalties after twice failing to file proof it fixed cited violations at a Roosevelt Avenue building.September 15, 2026
Two Expired Permits, Two $1,250 Fines in QueensOATH/ECB hearings this week traced fresh violations back to lapsed construction fence and electrical permits at active job sites in Astoria and Whitestone.September 15, 2026
MTA Flagger Killed by Train in the Bronx, CBS ReportsCBS News reported the death on September 4; no MTA, FTA, or NTSB record has been cited yet, and DOB has no jurisdiction over subway track work.September 15, 2026
Five Elevator Complaints Logged in One Day, All Still OpenDOB complaint data shows a same-day cluster of elevator-condition reports across Brooklyn and Queens — none yet inspected or resolved.September 15, 2026
Twenty-Three Hearings, One Word Keeps Showing Up: DefaultedA Bronx job with five open citations and a Brooklyn fall-hazard case headline Sunday's OATH/ECB calendar.September 15, 2026
DOB's Sidewalk-Shed Citations This Week Share One Pattern: They Don't Match the PlansOATH closed out a week of DOB hearings, and pedestrian-protection violations dominate the docket from Brooklyn to the Bronx.September 15, 2026
A Hundred New DOB Complaints Hit the City, Led by Elevators and Illegal WorkA hundred new complaints hit DOB's system across the five boroughs — here's what the categories actually mean before anyone calls it a violation.September 15, 2026
Three Brooklyn Complaints, One Block, Same DayDOB logged matching complaints at three consecutive 24 Avenue addresses in Bensonhurst on September 12 — here's what the record does and doesn't say.September 13, 2026
Two Fall Injuries Reported at Manhattan Job Sites in One DayDOB logged separate worker-fall incidents on West 89th Street and Hudson Boulevard East, both September 11.September 13, 2026
DOB Cites Sites From Queens to Brooklyn Over Missing Permits, SurveysMore than two dozen ECB violations served September 10 point to the same gap: expired permits and missing safety paperwork on active jobs.September 13, 2026
Two Manhattan Sites, Two $1,250 Violations, Same Hearing DayOATH cited a housekeeping violation on West 111th Street and a nonconforming scaffold on West 134th Street — both closed out at $1,250 apiece on September 10.September 13, 2026
A Park Slope Scaffold Accident Leads Four DOB Injury Reports This Week, None FatalDOB logged injury incidents at four addresses this week — a scaffold/shoring accident in Park Slope, a fall on Staten Island, and two in Manhattan — none fatal.September 13, 2026
Fence Violations Hit Five Boroughs on the Same DayDOB cited job sites from Jamaica to Far Rockaway for compromised perimeters, missing safety measures, and deteriorated facades — all served September 9, all still pending hearing.September 13, 2026
Two Dozen DOB Cases Hit the OATH Docket This WeekScaffold defects, missing safety logs, and unpermitted fences headline Friday's hearing calendar — with one Manhattan site drawing three separate citations.September 11, 2026
Worker Dies in Staten Island Barge Explosion, Per ReportsA fire and multiple explosions hit the petroleum barge Casablanca Thursday, according to ABC7NY and PIX11 — no official agency record has posted yet.September 11, 2026
Six Construction Incidents, One Injury Apiece: This Week's DOB BlotterFrom Duffield Street to Penn Plaza, DOB logged six construction incidents in a week — five with a single injury each.September 11, 2026
Two Hurt in Bronx Material Failure on Willis AvenueDOB records a fallen-material accident at 477 Willis Avenue, injuring two — no fatalities reported.September 11, 2026
A $10,000 Fine for Building Through a Stop-Work OrderDOB's latest violation batch spans five boroughs — the steepest penalty hit a Brooklyn job that kept cutting windows after the city said stop.September 11, 2026
Two Boiler Filings, One Brooklyn Landlord, Same Defaulted HearingOATH records show back-to-back defaults on 82 Marion Street inspection paperwork, with a new hearing date now set for September 10.September 10, 2026
Five Tickets, One Elevator Problem: 950 Third Avenue's OATH DocketFifteen DOB violation cases hit the OATH hearing calendar Thursday, led by a Manhattan office tower cited three times in one day for a firefighter elevator recall failure.September 10, 2026
Nesconset Crash That Killed a Construction Worker: Not Guilty Plea EnteredA Suffolk County man faces 19 charges in a crash that killed one construction worker and injured two others — this is a Long Island case, not an NYC DOB matter.September 9, 2026
One Injury, No Fatality: What DOB's Queens Report Leaves OutOne injury, no fatality, logged September 2 at a 79th Place address — here's what the incident report does and doesn't say.September 9, 2026
Staten Island Scaffold Cited for Missing Mud Sills, Loose PlanksDOB hit the job with a Class 1 violation and a $2,500 penalty; a hearing is set for November 10.September 9, 2026
Six Violations, One Queens Site: Rebar Caps and Missing GuardrailsDOB cites Jun's Construction six times at a College Point job, two of them top-severity; a Long Island City site draws eight more over an alleged unpermitted conversion.September 9, 2026
477 Willis Avenue Was Cited for No Safety Plan in 2022. A Floor Failure Just Hurt Two Workers.DOB records show 477 Willis Avenue is mid-permit to grow from one story to two. Tuesday's structural failure put two workers in the hospital and stopped work — and city records show this exact site was cited in 2022 for having no site safety plan and no competent person on the job.September 9, 2026
Two Men Face 12 Felony Counts for Fake DOB Cards. Every One Is Now Void.Two men and their company face 12 felony counts for selling counterfeit DOB and OSHA safety credentials — the cards that are supposed to prove a worker actually sat through training. The city has already invalidated every card the company issued.September 9, 2026
Eight New DOB Violations Span Broken Fences to Bare GuardrailsCitations served September 3 across four boroughs carry penalties from $1,000 to $2,500, for everything from expired fence permits to an active jobsite with no guardrails on three floors.September 8, 2026
HR W 185 LLC Cited for Defying a Year-Old Vacate Order in the BronxThe Class 1 violation carries a $10,000 penalty, and DOB records show upper-floor apartments at 3301 Barker Avenue are still not fully cleared to reoccupy, eleven months after the building was vacated for missing fire escapes.September 8, 2026
Three Brooklyn Sidewalk Sheds Turn Up on the Same OATH DocketTwenty-two Brooklyn properties carry Department of Buildings violations set for OATH hearings September 9 — with lapsed shed permits and site-safety-plan citations as the running theme.September 8, 2026
Two Falls Left Workers Hurt as DOB Logged Four Incidents in Three BoroughsDOB's incident system logged four separate construction reports between September 1 and September 4 — two falls with injuries, two without — spanning Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.September 8, 2026
DOB Hit Five Job Sites With Fall-Hazard Violations on the Same DayAdor Builders and Dynamic Development each drew citations at more than one location, with hearings stacking up on the same November calendar.September 8, 2026
A Queens Fence Permit Expired in December. DOB Wrote It Up in July.A $1,250 ECB penalty at 58-42 76th Street shows how fast an expired temporary fence permit turns into a paid ticket.September 8, 2026
Six Front Yards Became Parking Pads. DOB Cited Them All This Week.Twenty-four OATH hearings this week span Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan — paved-over yards, expired permits, and debris DOB flagged as a hazard.September 8, 2026
Two Bronx Buildings, Two $1,250 OATH PenaltiesA Lydig Avenue sidewalk shed outlasted its own permit, and an East 168th Street facade drew a code-compliance citation — both closed this week per OATH records.September 6, 2026
Two Falls in Two Days, Plus a Brooklyn Gas Bypass on DOB's BooksDOB's incident and violation feeds show four injuries in a week and an active citation for a bypassed gas meter in Crown Heights.September 6, 2026
Four Properties Cited Again for Violations DOB Never Resolved — One Since 2020Four properties served new violations this week already carry an unresolved citation for the same defect — one dating back to 2020.September 6, 2026
Three Workers, One Stop-Work Order, and a 7-Foot Pit in WhitestoneDOB hit 1627 White Stone LLC with a $10,000 penalty and a November 10 hearing after inspectors say work continued under an active stop-work order.September 6, 2026
Bronx Hearing Room Handles Fence, Elevator, and Debris Violations Same DayThree ECB tickets, from $200 to $1,250, all came back marked "in violation" — and all three show as closed out already.September 4, 2026
Missing Guardrails, Missing Permits: Eight DOB Violations This WeekThree of the eight carry DOB's most severe Class 1 rating — including a scaffold missing its guardrails above a Manhattan sidewalk shed — with hearings set for November.September 4, 2026
Two Bronx Contractors Fined $1,250 for Ignoring Approved PlansOATH records show one site swapped in an unapproved hot water heater setup, the other altered excavation backfill near a sidewalk and retaining wall.September 4, 2026
Missing Shoring, Cracked Sidewalks: One Bronx Tower, Two DOB ViolationsOATH records show at least 20 Bronx job sites and buildings facing violation hearings this week, including a foundation cited for missing shoring at an active 14-story build.September 4, 2026
DOB Has Filed 29 New ECB Violations, With Fines Up to $10,000 and Hearings AheadTwenty-nine new ECB violations hit since September 1, carrying fines up to $10,000 and hearings starting November 5.September 4, 2026
Two NYC Construction Injuries Reported at Penn Plaza and in the West VillageDOB's incident log listed four sites over the past two days — two with reported injuries, none with fatalities — and the addresses are public record.September 3, 2026
DOB Logs Five Same-Day Hazard Violations From Chelsea to the BronxAll five carry the same failure-to-certify code and were entered September 2 — three boroughs, one violation type, per DOB records.September 3, 2026
A Queens Garage Vanished Without a Permit. The Penalty: $12,500.Six more OATH hearings closed the same day, from an expired scaffold permit in Hamilton Heights to exposed wiring at Battery Park City.September 3, 2026
Cracked Facades, Bad Scaffolds, and a Queens Landlord's $45,500 in DefaultsMore than twenty OATH/ECB hearings this week span facade cracks, scaffold violations at two Manhattan high-rises, and a Flushing owner who skipped four hearings outright.September 3, 2026
Three Elevators Cited Out of Service, One Site's Shoring Off PlanDOB served 30 ECB violations this week, including three Class 1 elevator citations and a Manhattan excavation site cited for shoring that didn't match its approved plans.September 3, 2026
Two Brooklyn Owners Fined $1,250 Each at the Same OATH HearingOne violation was for exposed debris and a missing site fence in Midwood; the other, an illegal basement apartment in Brownsville.September 2, 2026
One Contractor, Two Brooklyn Job Sites, Same Permit ViolationTwenty-one Brooklyn and Staten Island violations worth $19,850 are set for OATH hearings September 2, per DOB records.September 2, 2026
One Injury Logged on West 14th Street as DOB Complaints Pile UpDOB's incident dataset shows one injury at 31 West 14th Street on August 28, while the agency logged 100 new complaints citywide over the same two days.September 2, 2026
A Worker Fell at 1122 Madison Avenue. DOB Logged It August 24.The accident record carries one injury, no fatality, and no violation posted yet against the BIN.September 2, 2026
DOB Flags 46 Buildings Citywide for the Same Hazard Code in One DayThe August 31 citations, coded 'FTC-AEU-HAZ,' hit 20 buildings in Manhattan alone — and the record doesn't yet say what triggered them.September 2, 2026
Tied to Rebar: DOB Flags a Brooklyn Scaffold RigThe violation, filed against a McDonald Avenue address, carries a $5,000 penalty and a November 5 hearing date.September 2, 2026
DOB Serves More Than 30 Violations, Two for Live Exposed WiringMore than 30 violations served August 28-30 carry hearing dates the first two weeks of November — two of them for live, exposed wiring.September 1, 2026
Seven DOB Hearings Defaulted This Week, $38,840 On the TableFrom a Staten Island stop-work violation to a Queens driveway shed, every respondent skipped the hearing — and every balance still reads zero paid.September 1, 2026
Scaffold Frames Left on a Woodside Roof Among 24 Queens Violations UpheldOATH hearing officers ruled against every respondent Tuesday — from an expired construction-fence permit in Rockaway Park to blocked fire escapes in Jamaica.September 1, 2026
Nine DOB Incidents, Five Falls, No Deaths in One WeekDOB logged nine construction-related incidents from August 24 to 28 — seven workers hurt, none fatally, five of them in falls.September 1, 2026
Three Brooklyn Sites Kept Working Through a Stop-Work Order. DOB Fined Each $10,000.DOB wrote up three separate Brooklyn sites on August 27 for working straight through an active stop-work order — siding, wall-penetrating joists, and a live electrical crew among what inspectors found.September 1, 2026

August 2026

A 70-Foot Drop With No Guardrails, Sandbags as Counterweights, Beams Smaller Than the PlansTwo defaulted enforcement dockets — $99,000 across 17 summonses — read like a checklist of what site-safety rules exist to prevent.August 31, 2026
Nobody Showed Up: One Week of Defaults at OATH Cost Four Owners $340,000Illegal SRO conversions, a Hell's Kitchen building run transient without sprinklers, a stop-work sticker pulled off a Garment District door — and what happens at a hearing when the respondent doesn't come.August 29, 2026
The Most Expensive Habit in Brooklyn Right Now Is Working Through a Stop-Work OrderTwenty-six violations for continuing work under stop-work orders in ten days — six of them at $25,000 — including one site that ran up $125,000 in eight days and peeled the order off the front door.August 28, 2026
Fireproofing Debris Drifted Off a Boerum Hill Site. The Ticket Was $25,000.DOB cited Tutor Perini after inspectors found spray-fireproofing debris on the roof and patio of the occupied building next door.August 27, 2026
Bragg's Office and Mamdani Team Up to Prosecute Wage TheftThe Manhattan DA, City Hall, and the city's Department of Worker Protection say wage theft is now a shared enforcement target — no case yet, but the message is aimed straight at payroll.August 27, 2026
A Block Struck a Worker at 350 Park — Then the Planks He'd Stood On Were RemovedSix violations and $32,500 at one Midtown tower: an injured worker, a scaffold missing its pins, one safety manager covering two permits — and evidence moved after the incident, per the record.August 26, 2026
He Fell From a Ladder Into the Elevator Shaft. The Job Wasn't in the Morning Safety Meeting.A two-story fall at 1122 Madison Avenue drew four violations and $20,000 in penalties — including one for work that never made the pre-shift meeting, and one for a dark vestibule.August 25, 2026
The Violation Says a Finger Was Severed. The Incident Log Says Nobody Was Hurt.At 245 Park Avenue, a worker lost part of a finger installing a 200-pound glass panel, per the DOB violation — while the department's own incident dataset recorded zero injuries.August 22, 2026
Two Foundation Subs Took JDS to Trial Over the Brooklyn Tower Dig. They Won $3.9 Million Plus Interest.Kingdom Associates and New York Concrete Corp. mobilized to 9 DeKalb in 2017, got sent home while the MTA building came down, and never got called back. A Kings County judge found the owner and construction manager breached, awarded contract damages to one sub and unjust-enrichment damages to the other, and threw out the defendants' lien-exaggeration counterclaim.August 22, 2026
OSHA Cited Two Violations in a Fatal 50-Foot Fall at 605 West 30th Street. Contested.Six months after a 52-year-old concrete worker fell about 50 feet at 605 West 30th Street, OSHA's record names the standards it alleges were violated: the accident-prevention program rule and the formwork fall-protection rule. $29,790 in proposed penalties, contested, case open.August 22, 2026
A Foundation Wall Gave Way in Bushwick and a Worker Died. Six Months Later, the Record Still Has No Cause.174 Jefferson Street was being enlarged from two stories to four when part of a foundation wall collapsed during excavation on February 26. Here is what DOB and OSHA have actually put on paper since, and what they have not.August 22, 2026
After a Bronx Wall Collapse, DOB Moves to End Hexagon Industries' Permit RightsAfter a demolition wall came down on a Bronx sidewalk shed in January, the Department of Buildings moved to suspend Hexagon Industries' Yakov Eisenbach and asked OATH to end his ability to pull permits at all. The record behind that move is worth your time before you hire a demo sub.August 22, 2026
A Signalman Was Struck During a Crane Pick in Long Island CityThree violations against two firms, $17,500 in penalties, one injured worker — the DOB record of an August 20 hoisting operation on Northern Boulevard.August 21, 2026
A Worker Was Crushed in Queens. The Skids Holding the Tiles Weren't Strapped.DOB's violation record states a worker died when ten large floor tiles collapsed on him at a Tudor Road site — and that the department's emergency line was never called.August 19, 2026
DOB Cited One Site Twice in a Day for Working Through Its Own Stop-Work OrderA single day of DOB inspections produced dozens of ECB violations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx — fences, sheds, and one site cited twice for working through its own stop-work order.August 19, 2026
Two Columns, Seventeen Days, and 180 Inspections: Anatomy of the 42nd Street Near-CollapseOn July 7, two structural columns buckled inside the former Pfizer headquarters — the biggest office-to-residential conversion in New York. Nobody was hurt. Then the Department of Buildings went looking at every other job those firms touch. The Incident Report desk opens with what it found.August 12, 2026