Between August 24 and August 28, 2026, DOB's Construction-Related Incidents dataset logged nine incidents across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Seven of the nine caused an injury; none were fatal, per DOB records.

Falls accounted for five of the nine. A worker fell at 1122 Madison Avenue, Manhattan (BIN 1046789) on August 24, accident report #46381. A worker fell at 478 West 130th Street, Manhattan (BIN 1089706) on August 25, accident report #46389. A worker fell at 540 Degraw Street, Brooklyn (BIN 3429584), also August 25, accident report #46394. A worker fell at 261 11th Avenue, Manhattan (BIN 1079184) on August 26, accident report #46396. A worker fell at 180 East 125th Street, Manhattan (BIN 1091630) on August 27, accident report #46403. Each carries one injury and zero fatalities in the record.

Two more incidents were logged as "Other Construction Related" with an injury: 100 Wall Street, Manhattan (BIN 1000875), August 28, accident report #46408; and 350 Park Avenue, Manhattan (BIN 1035473), August 24, accident report #46386. Two additional Brooklyn incidents — 81 Aver Street (BIN 3071774) on August 27 and 1293 Carroll Street (BIN 3033623) on August 25 — were logged with no injury recorded.

DOB's ECB Violations records for the same week show a separate run of building-condition problems. A sidewalk shed at 3501 Broadway, Manhattan (BIN 1062361, respondent 3505 Bway Owner LLC) drew a $6,000 penalty for missing parapet panels and a shed that wasn't extended to code. A Brooklyn site under BIN 2014205 (respondent Neighborhood Restore Hous) drew $1,250 for a shed permit that expired in March 2025 and was never renewed. A Queens fence at BIN 4122038 (respondent Wjake Construction Corp) drew $1,000 for missing required viewing panels.

Three elevator-maintenance violations were also served August 27. At BIN 3401200 in Brooklyn (respondent Dumont Assoc Limited), a service elevator was found out of service. At BIN 1064686 in Manhattan (respondent PK Equities LLC), a door-zone restrictor had been disabled, triggering a cease-use order. At BIN 3425135 in Brooklyn, listed to an individual respondent, the same restrictor failure was cited on a passenger elevator. Each was written up as a Class 1 failure-to-maintain violation. Separately, at a Brooklyn site under BIN 3062888, inspectors cited a suspended-scaffold crew for missing certificates of fitness and training cards, and cited general contractor Avarga Construction Corp for chute work not shown on the site safety plan.

DOB also logged five new construction-related complaints on August 31, covering Powers Street in Brooklyn, Colgate Avenue in the Bronx, Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn, 249th Street in Queens, and Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn. A complaint is an unverified report, not a finding — DOB has not yet inspected or substantiated any of the five as of this writing, per the Complaints Received dataset.

Sources: DOB Construction-Related Incidents (NYC Open Data, dataset ID bf97-mjsy): https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/DOB-Construction-Related-Incidents/bf97-mjsy; DOB ECB Violations (dataset ID 6bgk-3dad): https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/DOB-ECB-Violations/6bgk-3dad.

Falls keep topping this list — five in five days, all nonfatal, all still happening while Local Law 196 training keeps getting pushed. If you're running a site, that's the weekly reminder that a harness check is cheaper than a Class 1 violation, and a lot cheaper than an ambulance. And if any of the violations above touch your BIN, check its status in DOB's BIS system before you sign anything — a pending hearing isn't a finding of guilt yet.