Robert M. Scarano, the opportunistic, scofflaw, robber baron who likes to masquerade under the lofty title architect, the bane of many New Y...

Now we're really getting to the nitty gritty of how dirty and corrupt the Department of Building is, and what exactly is proving to be t...

Hey look! Next week is the Department of Building's "4th Annual Construction Safety Week." How's that for weird timing? G...

Don't misconstrue the title of this post. Patricia Lancaster got exactly what she deserved when Mayor Bloomberg yesterday accepted her r...

There is justice in New York City. Read on: Bloomberg’s Buildings Chief Resigns By Diane Cardwell Facing mounting pressure and dwindling co...

(Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden and Department of Building Commissioner Patricia Lancaster walk down 52n...

Embattled Department of Building head Patricia Lancaster—who is twisting in the wind while her boss Michael Bloomberg airs his poetical work...

A roller rink opens in Coney Island in a former Childs restaurant. Gee, Childs has been in the news a lot for a defunct chow chain. The Lan...

Remember the repeated claims from the Department of Building that the crane that sliced through Turtle Bay last weekend, killing seven peopl...

The City, in an unusual pro-preservation move, took the landlord of the landmarked, but ailing, 1881, Hell's Kitchen apartment complex T...

I've found myself disturbed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Department of Building Commissioner Patricia Lancaster's smooth reactions...

The New Apollo Restaurant on Livingston in downtown Brooklyn is getting a new sign . The old one was great. Let's hope they don't sc...

...calling for DOB Commissioner Patricia Lancaster's resignation after the horrific Midtown crane accident over the weekend. The New Yor...

Now, let's look at the Department of Building's 2008 track record: *March 15: A large crane fell away from a tower under constructio...

The current building boom is flattening New York history and flattening New York character is many ways. Some ways are pretty obvious: tear ...

The MTA and the Department of Building are not known for being particularly receptive or sympathetic to the needs of the people of this city...