Scaffolding-sick landlords think they shouldn’t have to deal with negligent neighbors’ sidewalk sheds stretching onto their property — unless the city starts paying up. Four Big Apple ...

They’ve had enough of this shed. Big Apple lawmakers announced a series of bills Wednesday to get tough on the city’s scaffolding scourge that sees the unsightly structures stay up for years ...

In a series of bills passed Wednesday, lawmakers are reshaping how scaffolding looks and the length of time it can stay up. The bills will cut down permit time from one year to three months ...

LOWER MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- New York City voted yes to sweeping changes for scaffolding standards on Wednesday. The City Council approved a package of bills that tackled issues which have ...

The New York City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to "shed the sheds," setting time limits to remove scaffolding and sidewalk sheds that have blanketed parts of the city, sometimes for years.

NYC sidewalk scaffolding reforms put limits how long structures can be up The new initiative looks to crackdown on the overuse of construction sheds, which sometimes remain up for years ...