An MTA construction flagger was struck and killed by a D train while working overnight track work in the Bronx on September 4. CBS News
The NTSB confirmed it is investigating the death of that same Bronx transit worker, moving the case onto a federal accident docket. PIX11
FDNY battled an upper-floor apartment fire at NYCHA's Ravenswood Houses in Queens on September 4; no cause was released. qns.com
New York's attorney general barred a Brooklyn developer from real estate work for six years over misused condo buyer funds. The Real Deal
New York City updated its C-PACE financing rules, changing the terms owners see when borrowing against energy-efficiency retrofits. CommercialSearch
New renderings surfaced for a mixed-income residential project at 156-166 Bowery on the Lower East Side. newyorkyimby.com
A new permit filing surfaced for 862 Kent Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, adding one more project to the borough's pipeline. newyorkyimby.com
The Real Deal's permit tracker flagged a YS Developers plan for 593 apartments in Clinton Hill among the city's top new filings. The Real Deal
Data Center Frontier tracked how states are rewriting zoning and utility rules for data-center growth, a trend New York contractors chasing that work should watch. Data Center Frontier
A track worker died after being struck by an oncoming train while working on NYC subway rails, the latest fatality to raise questions about worksite protection. nypost.com
A transformer explosion exposed subway substation safety gaps, the same category of failure behind the $50 million MTA fix already out to bid. patch.com
A residential developer bought an Upper East Side retail building anchored by Krispy Kreme and 7th Street Burger, a likely setup for ground-floor redevelopment. Crain's New York Business
The 711-unit tower at 180 East 125th Street in East Harlem has reached its halfway point, per a construction-progress update. newyorkyimby.com
The supertall office project at 625 Madison Avenue locked in an anchor tenant, a milestone that keeps its Midtown build financed and moving. newyorkyimby.com
Mayor Mamdani's push for a development-rights transfer program is now underway, according to a Real Deal look at his early land-use moves. therealdeal.com
Manhattan's office market is closing in on its pre-pandemic footing, a shift that could unstick stalled fit-out and conversion work across the borough. therealdeal.com
Construction Dive's weekly wrap pairs a $112 million Turner-built school delivery with DOB's new push on overdose rates among tradesworkers -- the overdose story is one this desk already covered from DOB's own program. constructiondive.com
ABC7 reports an MTA worker was struck and killed by a subway train near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx -- the latest in a string of track-side fatalities this season. ABC7 New York
NY1 shows crews finally breaking ground on the 116th Street corridor redesign in East Harlem, a project this desk already tracked through its permit filings. ny1.com
Construction Dive covers Amtrak's groundbreaking on its $1 billion NYC maintenance facility, an event this desk already reported straight from the agency. constructiondive.com
The Adirondack Explorer reports a foreclosure auction is set for 5,800 acres tied to the collapsed Tupper Lake resort project -- a reminder that not every announced New York development reaches a ribbon-cutting. Adirondack Explorer
A Buffalo-area developer has floated a 57-home subdivision in Amherst, per bizjournals.com -- suburban housing pipeline news from outside the five boroughs worth a glance. bizjournals.com
The New York Daily News reports City Council members pressed Mayor Mamdani's administration over a contested pick for the city's zoning board -- a seat that decides variances contractors chase for years. nydailynews.com
bizjournals.com reports New York contractors are already leaning on AI tools to sharpen job costing and work-in-progress numbers, which is starting to raise its own audit-risk questions with sureties and lenders. bizjournals.com