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Politico: Dueling studies on union membership shape debate over construction trades
As the real estate industry and construction unions prepare for a legislative fight in the City Council over worker safety, new data is being released that suggests non-union workers are more diverse, and more likely to live in New York City, than their counterparts in the city's trades unions.
The Real Deal: Unions, nonunions fight over construction safety legislation
The battle between union and nonunion contractors is again flaring up over a new set of construction safety bills being proposed before the City Council.
City’s Largest Modular Project Built by Rinaldi Group is the Talk of New York
The Rinaldi Group is building the biggest modular-construction hotel project ever built in NYC, using an innovative construction method known as modular construction.
Associated Builders and Contractors Hold ‘World Class Safety’ Presentation with New York Developers
On January 5th, the Associated Builders and Contractors’ Inc. Empire State chapter held it’s “Road Map to World Class Safety” forum in which dozens of developers and contractors from around the New York City area learned how to enhance their knowledge on the benefits of construction safety reform.
Cahill Blog: Cuomo’s Free College Tuition Plan
In one of his first major initiatives of the new legislative session, Governor Cuomo announced today a plan, called the Excelsior Scholarship, to offer free tuition at state colleges to hundreds of thousands of middle and low-income New Yorkers.
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New Law Expands Access To Special Needs Trusts
Tucked inside a larger bill signed by President Barack Obama this week is a tweak to federal law that’s designed to make it easier for people with disabilities to save money.
ConEd Brooklyn-Queens Non-Wire Alternative Project Installs First Microgrid
Consolidated Edison's Brooklyn-Queens Neighborhood Program is installing its first microgrid aimed at deferring investment in the bulk power grid: a combined battery, fuel cell and solar PV facility at Brooklyn's Marcus Garvey apartments.
Client News: The Neighborhood House of Sayville Begins Winter 2017 Intake
Neighborhood House is now conducting intake sessions for the Winter 2017 program. Services are completely free and run by licensed mental health professionals trained in grief and traumatic loss.
Construction Dive: Potential barriers to reviving NY’s 421-a tax break remain
The revamped 421-a tax break sets new wage requirements for workers on projects claiming the credit based on their location, in addition to lengthening the abatement period and increasing the required percentage of below-market units from 20% to 25% to 30%.
The Real Deal: 421a Revival Could be on the Agenda if State Legislature Calls Special Session
The New York State Legislature seems closer to calling a special session before the end of the year, potentially bringing a revised 421a to the table.
Gov. Cuomo signs bill creating NY’s first Autism Spectrum Advisory Board
The law includes the creation of an Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Board, which would create an autism action plan.