Construction Dive's national wrap covers Turner Construction closing out a $112 million school building alongside DOB's fresh push on jobsite overdose rates. constructiondive.com
Amtrak broke ground on a roughly $1 billion maintenance facility at Sunnyside Yard in Queens, a project the agency hasn't yet detailed on its own site. constructiondive.com
A woman died after falling into an open manhole in New York City, according to ABC News; the incident hasn't yet surfaced in DOB's public violation records. ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
An MTA track worker was struck and killed by a subway train during overnight construction work in the Bronx, The City Reporter reports, with no MTA statement yet on the record. The City Reporter
New rules meant to speed sidewalk-shed removal at NYCHA's Marble Hill Houses are moving through the city, per the Riverdale Press — a local test case for DOB's broader shed crackdown. The Riverdale Press
Patch reports the MTA found subway safety failures after a transformer explosion — a fresh wrinkle in the agency's ongoing substation troubles. Patch
New York YIMBY published renderings for a redesigned residential building at 159 Broadway in Williamsburg. newyorkyimby.com
The Langdon, a residential tower at 288 East 88th Street on the Upper East Side, is nearing completion, per New York YIMBY. newyorkyimby.com
Developer Ailanthus filed plans for a 400-unit apartment building at 424 Hoyt Street in Gowanus, Commercial Observer reports. commercialobserver.com
Gaia Real Estate landed another extension on a $48 million loan covering its Williamsburg apartment portfolio, per Commercial Observer. commercialobserver.com
The Lowe's Foundation wants to train a million craft workers nationally — a labor-pipeline story worth watching as New York's own trades shortage deepens. constructiondive.com
Data center employers are facing an acute shortage of skilled workers, Construction Dive reports, adding pressure to a build boom already competing with NYC for trade labor. constructiondive.com
Construction Dive makes the Labor Day case for employee-ownership structures at construction firms. constructiondive.com
Mayor Mamdani wants to formally "recognize" tenant unions, The Real Deal reports — a policy shift landlords and their contractors will be watching. therealdeal.com
The Real Deal's NY Dirt column flags a lead-poisoning case tied to new ownership at three Brooklyn buildings. therealdeal.com