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Blog Posts in May, 2017

New York City Mayor Signs Fourteen New Construction Bills

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 25, 2017
As part of New York City’s Construction Safety Act , announced at the beginning of 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed fourteen new bills, intended to protect construction workers in the city, into law ...

Get Your Car Ready for Summer During Vehicle Safety Week

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 23, 2017
Summer is just around the corner, and that means summer traveling is about to jump into high gear. However, before you jump behind the wheel of your car to start your journey, it’s important to make ...

Self-Driving Cars Will Be Allowed To Test in New York State

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 16, 2017
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday, May 10 that New York will start allowing companies to test self-driving vehicles on public roads. "We are taking a careful yet balanced approach ...

Residential Building Permits in NYC Hit Decade High

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 12, 2017
According to data released by the New York Building Congress (NYBC), there were more new residential building permits issued in New York City in the first quarter of 2017 than any other quarter in the ...

Non-Union Contractors Push for Mandatory Drug Tests for All Construction Workers in NYC

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 12, 2017
According to Building and Construction Trades Council president Gary LaBarbera, none of the 33 construction worker deaths that have occurred since the beginning of 2015 have involved any evidence of ...

New Data Shows Majority of Workers Who Died In Construction Accidents Were From South and Central America

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 8, 2017
Recently released data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that immigrant workers made up the vast majority of deaths on construction sites in New York City in 2015. According to ...

Mapping the 280 Miles of Scaffolding in New York City

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 2, 2017
Back in 1980, New York City introduced a law that required scaffolding after Grace Gold, a student at Barnard College, was struck and killed by a piece of terra cotta that fell from an early 1900’s ...

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