Engineer whose botched inspection led to NYC apartment building collapse agrees to fine, 2-year ban: city
A “negligent” engineer who made a mistake that led to the collapse of a seven-story Bronx apartment building has paid a $10,000 fine and agreed to a two-year ban on city inspections, authorities announced Thursday. According to Mayor Eric Adams’ office, professional engineer Richard Koenigsberg’s firm determined which columns were decorative and which were used […]
IL high-rise building fire leaves 7 hospitalized, including baby
A fire broke out in a Chicago high-rise building Wednesday afternoon, leaving seven people hospitalized, including an infant in critical condition. Firefighters performed a ladder rescue outside the building while the occupants were hanging out of windows. The fire reportedly started in the kitchen on the second floor of the 14-story building in the South […]
Archaeologists excavate 700-year-old Barcelona building that once housed a chocolate factory
Spanish archaeologists have made an amazing discovery. Excavation teams have uncovered a medieval building in Barcelona that was later used as a chocolate factory. The building dates back to the 19th century, but walls and doors within the site indicate that the original structure is much older, according to a Catalan-language press release issued by […]
Black women face barriers to building generational wealth: Study
A new study takes a closer look at the challenges black women face when trying to build intergenerational wealth. of the people Survey of 1,200 black women by Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women (OMBW) finds that debt, housing costs, and limited career advancement opportunities limit Black women’s ability to build wealth for themselves and […]
Iconic Brooklyn metal bar Saint Vitus shuttered over building violation
An iconic Brooklyn venue that was once a staple of Brooklyn’s vibrant hardcore music scene will be closed indefinitely Friday night after a Department of Buildings inspector issued a violation during a band’s live show. Ta. St. Vitus Bar in Greenpoint closed during a set by hardcore band Mindforce after building inspectors discovered it was […]
4 dead, 3 injured in Lebanon building collapse
Four people were killed and three others injured late Monday after a building collapsed in Beirut’s southern suburbs, emergency workers said, as efforts continued to search for more people under the rubble. A collapsed building collapsed on the outskirts of Choeifat on Monday night after several days of heavy rain in Lebanon. Local officials say […]
NYC Mayor Adams U-turns converting plush apartment building into migrant shelter
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has scrapped a plan to convert an abandoned luxury apartment complex into a shelter for illegal immigrants after the Harlem community opposed the proposal. Adams showed up unannounced at a community meeting in Upper Manhattan on Thursday. There, local residents gathered to discuss rumors about the building at the […]
Police find homeless man stabbed to death after following trail of blood leading to abandoned building in California
Neighbors in Long Beach, Calif., are shocked after police say they’re after them blood trail They entered an abandoned building and found a homeless man stabbed to death. Long Beach police said they responded to a call for help Thursday morning from firefighters who were assisting a man who needed medical treatment on Long Beach […]
Egypt building walled enclosure in Sinai for Rafah refugees, photos suggest | Israel-Gaza war
Egypt has begun constructing a closed area surrounded by high concrete walls along its border with Gaza, apparently intended to house Palestinians fleeing the threat of an Israeli attack on the southern city of Rafah. photos and Video released by Sinai Human Rights Foundation The monitoring group SFHR showed workers using heavy machinery to install […]
NY Mother Accused of Abandoning Newborn in Apartment Building
A 21-year-old mother was arrested on suspicion of abandoning her newborn baby girl in the hallway of her Yonkers apartment building, but has since been released under New York State’s bail reform law, police said. Jacqueline Perez was charged Thursday with child abandonment. new york post report.yonkers police department Said The statement said the felony […]