Long Island PressOpinion

Op-Ed: I survived 140 surgeries, 30 resuscitations; NY’s scaffold safety law saved my family

After 35 years as a contractor, I never imagined my career, and my mobility, would be stolen in an instant by a preventable ...

Proposed NY State bill would exempt Long Island construction projects from Scaffold Law

The Scaffold Law traces its origins to 1885 when there were few federal and state regulations to protect construction workers ...

Change N.Y.’s Scaffold Law?: Don’t let Congress eliminate protections for construction workers

Construction and real estate company executives are teaming with D.C. politicians to weaken laws that protect New York ...
Long Island PressOpinion

From the desk of Ari Brown: The scaffold law Is driving construction away from New York

And the larger cost is the one that is hardest to see: the projects that never happen. The scaffold law drives new ...

Change N.Y.’s Scaffold Law?: To tackle NYC’s housing crisis, we lower the cost of litigation

Ask New Yorkers what keeps them up at night, and many will say the same thing — the cost of housing. In a recent survey, more ...
Li Herald

Workers hurt in scaffold accident

The worldwide pandemic has threatened many of the businesses you rely on every day, but don’t let it take away your source for local news. Now more than ever, we need your help to ensure nothing but ...