DOB's annual build safe | live safe conference is taking place Thursday, August 24th! Tickets for the daylong series of educational seminars will feature topics covering parking structures, underpinning filing requirements, lot line Code requirements, Local Law 97 compliance and much more!

Attendees can pre-register for courses with the purchase of a ticket. In addition, design professionals have the ability to earn 5 hours of continuing education units throughout the day.

Our partners from NYC Accelerator will be on hand to assist with Local Law 97 compliance inquiries, and our DOB NOW team will be there to fill you in on the latest updates and information on various construction transaction types.

Secure your spot by getting your ticket today!

Mayor Adams and DOB Commissioner Oddo recently announced the City's new Get Sheds Down plan, an ambitious series of initiatives to overhaul the management of sidewalk sheds across New York City.

The new plan works to incentivize property owners to expedite building facade repairs so construction sheds on sidewalks don't linger for years on our streets.

The Mayor's plan also explores the creative possibilities for more attractive shed designs, and promotes alternative pedestrian protection measures for both private and public buildings, such as facade safety netting.

To gather more data on the sheds up in our City, DOB will be sending out an email in the next few days with a link to a mandatory survey for building owners and their contractors in DOB NOW. The survey will ask recipients to provide more detailed information about the purpose of their shed and the timeline for its removal.

Read the Get Sheds Down Press Release

Read Mayor Adam's Op-Ed on The Get Sheds Down Plan

Watch the Get Sheds Down Press Conference on YouTube

Read our Agency Buildings Bulletin for Facade Netting

Check out our Agency Rule Getting Rid of Penalty Waiver For Unpermitted Sidewalk Sheds

Explore our Interactive Sidewalk Shed Map

Buildings owners who are subject to mandatory carbon emission limits starting in 2024 under Local Law 97 of 2019, have another opportunity to request an emission limit adjustment, if they believe their building is subject to special circumstances or is a not-for profit hospital and healthcare facility.

Local law 77 of 2023 has reopened the submission window for property owners to file applications to request an adjustment to their calendar year 2024-2029 emission limits for these buildings. The new deadline to submit an emission adjustment is now January 1st, 2025.

Applications for adjustments must be submitted to the Department using DOB NOW: Safety.

Read our Service Notice for More Information

Do you own a home or a small business in Staten Island? Have questions about a buildings-related issue you have been dealing with?

If so, join us for a DOB in Your Community event this Saturday, August 12th, from 10am to 3pm, at Staten Island's Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex located at 625 Father Capodanno Boulevard. This free public event is an opportunity for you to get answers to your pressing DOB questions on resolving violations, planning for a new construction project, or buildings regulations that may impact your small business.

Our Small Business Team (SBT) will also be available to answer any questions a business might have about moving into a new space, including to confirm whether such space complies with applicable Zoning regulations. Our Administrative Enforcement Unit (AEU) will also be on hand to help you resolve open violations.

Pre-Register for the Staten Island Event

See Photos from our last event in Queens, and listen to what your fellow New Yorkers had to say about 'DOB in Your Community'

Last month DOB scheduled a public hearing to make changes to our agency rule on the Periodic Inspection of Parking Structures (PIPS) program. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, August 30th.

Come out to have your voice heard about this important safety inspection program.

Read the Proposed Rule changes and learn how to participate in the public hearing

Get more PIPS information

Check out our New Interactive PIPS Map

Expanding DOB NOW functionality is a major effort at the Department. These updates to our online portal allow owners, design professionals, licensees, and filing representatives to perform more of their business with the Department completely online.

Arising from regulatory changes as well as feedback obtained through industry meetings, DOB NOW: Build is continuously being updated. DOB staff have been compiling a comprehensive list of these recent changes in our regularly updated "Release Notes" document. This guide to recent changes gets into the nitty gritty of interface and process changes related to DOB NOW: Build, helping industry professionals better navigate the online portal.

Check out DOB NOW: Build Release Notes

Visit the DOB NOW Public Portal

On the morning of July 26th, DOB engineers and inspectors joined a multi-agency emergency response after a fire broke out on the machine deck of a tower crane 550 feet up in the air in Midtown Manhattan, which led to a major collapse of the crane's boom. Miraculously, no one was killed or seriously hurt in this major incident.

DOB crane inspectors have climbed to the fire-damaged machine deck on multiple occasions since the collapse, and have found the tower crane to be in stable conditions. DOB investigators have not found any evidence that the crane still poses a danger to public safety. In response to the major collapse, DOB launched a comprehensive investigation to find out exactly why the collapse occurred, and whether the incident could have potentially been prevented.

DOB would like to thank all the men and women from our agency partners that were involved in the emergency response.