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		Deadline Approaching to Hack 
		The Building Code 
			
				|  | Have a great idea on how 
				to improve New York City's buildings and construction sites? We 
				want to hear about it! Apply for our 
				"Hack The Building Code" innovation challenge, which is asking 
				the public for their best ideas on ways we can improve how we 
				can design, construct and maintain our city of over 1.1 million 
				buildings. Winners of this 
				innovation challenge will receive DOB technical support and 
				assistance in introducing their technology to NYC's design and 
				construction industries. 
				
				Apply Today The deadline to 
				submit your application is November 3rd, 2021. |  
			
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				New Customer Service 
				Hours at DOB 
					
						|  | Beginning Monday, 
						November 1st, 2021, all DOB customer service locations 
						in New York City, except the Licensing Unit, will be be 
						operating with new public office hours for in-person and 
						drop-off transactions, open Monday through Friday, 8:30 
						am to 12:00 pm. The licensing Unit will continue to 
						conduct transactions with members of the public by 
						appointment until 2:00 pm. The DOB Records 
						Rooms in all borough offices will be closed from Monday, 
						November 1st until Friday, November 5th. An additional 
						Service Notice will be posted with further updates. 
						
						Read our Service Notice |  
				
				Property Owner's 
				Guide to Resolving an OATH Summons 
					
						|  | On Friday, 
						November 12th, property owners in New York City are 
						invited to join us for a live DOB webinar event, providing a deep dive into 
						how to resolve specific OATH summonses issued by DOB, including 
						work without a permit issues and illegal conversions. This educational 
						webinar, presented by DOB staff, will provide 
						information about certifying the correction of these 
						kinds of violations, so owners can avoid additional 
						summonses and penalties. 
						Sign up for the afternoon session on 11/12/21 at 12pm
 Sign up for the evening session on 11/12/21 at 6pm
 Check out 
						the full calendar of upcoming online events, and sign-up 
						to attend by visiting 
						
						nyc.gov/DOBevents. |  
		
		New Energy Letter 
				Grades 
					
						|  | This is 
						your final reminder, large buildings in New York City 
						must post their 2021 Energy Efficiency Letter Grades at 
						their public entrances by Sunday, October 31st. Failure 
						to post your letter grade sign may result in a 
						violation. These letter grade signs provide a 
						quick snapshot of a building's energy efficiency in an 
						easy to understand format for building owners, tenants 
						and members of the public.
 Read our Service Notice
 
						
						Print Out Your Letter Grade Sign on the DOB NOW Public 
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