http://newyork.construction.com ENR New York – covering design and construction in NY, NJ and CT is the leading source of information for construction news, projects, people and design. en http://construction.com/images/RSSLogos/NY_Construction_RSS_Logo.gif http://newyork.construction.com The McGraw-Hill Companies 2012 carolina_worrell1@mcgraw-hill.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:50:09 GMT Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:50:09 GMT http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2012/0213-on-the-road-to-digitization.asp While some regulatory agencies have automated transactions for the building industry, many lack even the basics in IT. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:56:36 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2012/0213-brooklyn-basketball-arena-nears-the-final-buzzer.asp Despite budget cuts, design changes, legal battles and project team overhauls, the new home for the Nets takes shape. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:19:40 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0125-nyc-construction-related-accidents-and-injuries-down-permits-up.asp Construction accidents and injuries fell last year, despite an uptick in the number of permits, according to the latest Dept. of Buildings data. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:05:55 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0124-foye-says-wtc-peace-dividend-will-allow-panynj-to-shift-focus-.asp As components of the World Trade Center project near completion beginning in 2013, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will realize a 'peace dividend' that will allow the agency to return to its core mission of transportation infrastructure and economic development. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:05:01 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0118-tech-and-media-firms-expected-to-grow-nyc-presence.asp The financial industry in the not-so-distant past drove much of the real estate development in New York City but the information technology and media industries are becoming more active players. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:07:12 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0117-cuomos-budget-allocates-13b-to-improve-nys-infrastructure.asp The governor's proposal lays the groundwork for a $25-billion economic development agenda, funded largely by leveraging billions in private sector investment. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:54:37 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0113-port-authority-hits-1b-milestone-in-wtc-contracts-to-mwbe-firms.asp The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it hit a $1-billion milestone today for direct contracts to minority- and women-owned firms for work on the World Trade Center during the last five years. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:30:56 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0113-nj-utility-buys-75m-arizona-solar-project.asp PSEG Solar Source, a subsidiary of Newark, N.J.-based Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G), is expanding its solar farm business with the purchase of a planned 25.2 MW solar project in Arizona for $75 million. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:51:25 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0112-nyu-plans-to-add-31-acres-of-public-space-in-greenwich-village.asp The university takes the initial steps in its plans to expand city-wide during the next 20 years. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:38:31 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0112-nyc-mayor-highlights-education-job-and-development-goals.asp Mayor Bloomberg sets an ambitious course for 2012 that includes streamlining the building inspection process. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:54:09 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0111-cornell-must-pay-nyc-10m-to-jumpstart-new-tech-campus.asp Under a financial arrangement released by the city on Monday, Cornell University must submit a $5 million pre-development deposit and a $5 million security deposit in order to jumpstart its $2-billion-plus applied sciences campus on Roosevelt Island. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:15:15 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0110-work-begins-on-350m-mental-health-redevelopment-project-in-the-bronx.asp Construction has commenced on a new $350-million Bronx campus for the New York State Office of Mental Health, the Bronx Psychiatric Center, and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:50:21 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2012/0110-thornton-tomasetti-acquires-green-consulting-firm.asp Thornton Tomasetti has acquired Portland, Maine-based Fore Solutions, a seven-employee, green building consulting firm, for an undisclosed sum. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:32:22 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1230-work-halts-at-911-museum-project-due-to-financial-disputes.asp "There's no chance of it being opened on time; work has basically stopped," the mayor says. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:04:49 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1228-repair-work-on-george-washington-bridge-suspender-ropes-to-start-in-2013.asp The Port Authority has approved a $15.5-million investment for part of the work to be done on the GWB. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:17:21 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1219-cornell-wins-nycs-applied-sciences-competition.asp Cornell University and its partner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have won New York City's competition to build a 150,000-sq-ft applied sciences campus on Roosevelt Island. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:04:58 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1223-architects-tap-into-wild-side-with-homes-for-citys-strays.asp Area architects may not have had to claw their way in but they recently put their design and engineering skills to the test on an animal-rescue mission to design shelters for New York City’s stray cats. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:48:56 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1221-nybc-study-75-of-nyc-construction-industry-workers-live-in-five-boroughs.asp The U.S. Census Bureau’s survey includes labor and management and is self-reported by individuals, not firms, so it includes off-the-books workers. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:15:01 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1220-cornell-reveals-mystery-donator-in-billion-dollar-nyc-tech-campus.asp The Atlantic Philanthropies has been revealed as the mystery donor of $350 million for Cornell University’s newly won engineering and applied sciences project on New York City’s Roosevelt Island. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:24:29 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1219-some-foreign-investments-in-projects-under-scrutiny.asp A federal program that allows foreign investment in U.S. construction projects, including some in New York City, in exchange for an eventual green card has begun to raise concern for the Obama Administration. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:26:03 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1216-union-groups-hold-another-protest-over-espn-conn-project.asp Connecticut labor groups charge that ESPN is using non-union workers. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:03:51 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1216-nys-passes-design-build-law.asp New York State has passed legislation to allow design-build project delivery for certain infrastructure projects. Industry groups, including the Design-Build Institute of America, praised the measure. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:54:57 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1214-work-begins-on-50m-willets-point-infrastructure-improvement-project.asp Cruz Contractors, Holmdel, N.J., has officially broken ground on the first phase of a $150-million, 62-acre New York City Economic Development Corp. redevelopment project at Willets Point in Queens. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:15:33 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1214-jv-wins-19m-contract-for-part-of-moynihan-station-project.asp Plans for constructing a new train station in Midtown Manhattan's Farley Post Office building progressed further this week as the Moynihan Station Development Corp. awarded a $19-million contract as part of the project's first phase Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:32:46 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1213-connecticut-district-to-vote-soon-on-wtp-contractor.asp The Mattabassett, Conn. District is scheduled to vote on December 19 on whether to approve C.H. Nickerson of Torrington, Conn., to upgrade and expand the regional sewer district’s 35-million-gallon/day wastewater treatment plant in Cromwell. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:41:36 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1212-port-authority-announces-2012-preliminary-budget.asp The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved a $7-billion preliminary budget last week that covers operating and capital expenses for 2012. The budget is subject to ongoing review and an internal audit, the agency says. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:34:38 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2011/1212-nyc-schools-put-private-partnerships-to-work-.asp The P3 gives the developer a long lease and allows annual payments in lieu of taxes, and it provides the city with new schools built for free. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1208-aaa-and-port-authority-present-arguments-in-hearing-over-toll-hikes.asp The American Automobile Association and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey met in a Manhattan federal court hearing Dec. 8 to present arguments in the trade group’s September lawsuit against the agency’s use of toll and transit fare hike revenue to fund development projects, such as the World Trade Center rebuild. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:04:43 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1207-aia-offers-software-discount-to-abc-members-.asp The American Institute of Architects and Associated Builders and Contractors, including their New York, New Jersey and Connecticut branches, have partnered up to offer discounts to ABC members on software. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:27:22 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1205-construction-employment-rises-slightly.asp Year-over-year construction employment in the tristate region rose slightly, following a broader national trend, according to the Associated General Contractors of America's latest analysis of Dept. of Labor data. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:43:22 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1202-can-you-hear-me-now-industry-might-learn-lesson-from-zuccotti-park.asp When it comes to infrastructure repair and maintenance issues, industry needs to get louder, speakers said at a recent ENR New York conference. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:01:13 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1202-inventory-of-stalled-projects-falls-8.asp The number of stalled construction projects citywide fell by 8% from October 2010 to October 2011, according to a New York Building Congress study of Dept. of Buildings (DOB) inspection records and Dept. of Finance (DOF) records Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:03:22 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2011/1212-connecticut-checks-in-on-hospital-construction.asp With more than $1 billion of expansions and new building planned, the state’s hospital and health-care sector may throw a lifeline to the industry. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:59:24 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1212-admirals-row-work-may-start-next-year.asp News stories from around the tri-state region. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:10:12 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_people/2011/1212-people-new-york.asp Updates about construction professionals Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:40:34 GMT People http://newyork.construction.com/dodgereports/2011/1212-pulse-new-york.asp Project news from McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:36:03 GMT Dodge Reports - Pulse http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2011/1212-nyc-schools-put-private-partnerships-to-work-.asp The P3 gives the developer a long lease and allows annual payments in lieu of taxes, and it provides the city with new schools built for free. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:24:34 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2011/1212-connecticut-checks-in-on-hospital-construction.asp With more than $1 billion of expansions and new building planned, the state’s hospital and health-care sector may throw a lifeline to the industry. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:09:17 GMT Projects http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1201-brooklyn8217s-st-joseph8217s-college-to-get-a-125m-athletic-facility.asp St. Joseph’s College has awarded Racanelli Construction, Melville, N.Y., a $12.5-million contract for construction of a 30,000-sq-ft athletic facility at its Brooklyn campus. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:42:59 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1129-city-council-gives-green-light-to-redevelopment-of-admirals-row-at-the-brooklyn-navy-yard.asp The six-acre site is on course to be transferred from the federal government to the city, making way for it to become part of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:10:34 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1116-deadline-looms-for-renewable-energy-incentive-program.asp The Treasury Dept.'s cash grant program is about to expire, and many firms are scrambling to get projects started before year-end. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:59:13 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1116-dot-denies-aaa-request-to-block-mta-toll-hikes.asp The Dept. of Transportation has denied the American Automobile Association’s request to oppose the recently enacted Hudson River toll hikes. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:36:16 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1111-gothams520mmixedusecomplexbreaksgroundinmanhattan.asp Gotham Organization Inc.’s $520-million Gotham West, a four-building, mixed-use residential building that spans from West 44th to West 45th Streets between 10th and 11th Avenues in Manhattan, broke ground on Nov. 7. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:55:14 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1111-depconstructionmanagersworkingoncapitalprogrammustbecertified.asp The New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced on Nov. 8 that all construction managers working on its $14-billion capital construction program are required to be certified. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:44:52 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1111-nycreceivessevenresponsesforappliedsciencescampus.asp Seven educational institutions have responded to Applied Sciences NYC’s Oct. 28 deadline in a request for proposals to build or expand a state-of-the-art engineering and applied sciences campus in New York City. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:36:56 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1109-epanrelaimtositerenewablepowerprojectsoncontaminatedland.asp EPA and the Dept. of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced plans last week (Nov. 4) to jointly evaluate the feasibility of developing biomass, geothermal, solar or wind energy production on 26 Superfund brownfield and former landfill or mining sites. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:50:40 GMT News http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_news/2011/1109-constructionworkerdiesafterbrooklynbuildingcollapse.asp A construction worker died Nov. 8 after rescuers pulled him from wreckage at a Brooklyn, N.Y., condominium project under construction. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:46:22 GMT News