Press Releases

November 24, 2021 - DOB Releases Report on Unmanned Aircraft Systems

November 18, 2021 - DOB Announces Winners for “Hack The Building Code” Innovation Challenge

November 17, 2021 - DOB Celebrates National Elevator and Escalator Safety Awareness Week

November 1, 2021 - DOB Announces Digital Construction Innovation and Safety Conference

October 21, 2021 - Recovery: Proposed New Voluntary Development Program Announced for City Skyscrapers

October 7, 2021 - Sweeping Updates to NYC Construction and Building Regulations

October 4, 2021 - DOB Launches “Hack the Building Code” Innovation Challenge

September 13, 2021 - Zero Tolerance: Results Of Citywide Construction Safety Enforcement Sweeps

September 2, 2021 - DOB Advises New Yorkers After Historic Citywide Flooding

September 1, 2021 - DOB Launches Homeowner Relief Program

August 31, 2021 - DOB Issues Monthly Enforcement Bulletin - July 2021

August 10, 2021 - DOB Unveils Redesigned Website

July 30, 2021 - DOB Issues Monthly Enforcement Bulletin - June 2021

July 28, 2021 - New Pilot Study to Test Performance-Based Energy Code

July 2, 2021 - Department of Buildings Advises New Yorkers to Stay Safe During Fourth of July Fireworks Display

July 1, 2021 - DOB Issues Monthly Enforcement Bulletin - May 2021

June 28, 2021 - Department of Buildings Releases First of its kind Multiyear Construction Safety Analysis for New York City

June 1, 2021 - Zero Tolerance: DOB Announces Sweep of Construction Sites for Safety Violations

May 28, 2021 - DOB Issues Monthly Enforcement Bulletin - April 2021

May 12, 2021 - Green New Deal: DOB Releases New Digital Tools to Help Building Owners Comply with Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions

April 31, 2021 - DOB Issues Monthly Enforcement Bulletin - March 2021

April 29, 2021 - DOB Announces Return of No-Penalty Business Sign, Deck and Retaining Wall Inspection Programs

April 22, 2021 - DOB Announces New Construction Safety Legislation & Sweeping Construction Code Revisions

April 16, 2021 - DOB Announces Second Annual Build Safe | Live Safe Digital Conference

April 12, 2021 - New Interactive DOB Map Pinpoints Buildings Putting Tenants at Risk

March 31, 2021 - DOB Issues Monthly Enforcement Bulletin - February 2021

March 3, 2021 - New York City Announces New Measures to Hold Landlords Accountable for Dangerous Conditions

March 1, 2021 - DOB Issues Monthly Enforcement Bulletin - January 2021

February 18, 2021 - DOB Launches Façade & Scaffold Safety Blitz

January 29, 2021 - DOB Issues Monthly Enforcement Bulletin - December 2020

January 29, 2021 - One Month Until Final Construction Safety Training Deadline