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Press Releases 2012
	If you have any media-related inquiries, please contact our Press Office at (212) 566-3473. December 26, 2012 Department of Buildings Advises Property Owners and Contractors to Take Precautionary Steps in Preparation for High Winds. Read the Press Release December 19, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Reminds Property Owners and Contractors to “Winterize” Their Construction Sites in Preparation for The Winter Season. Read the Press Release December 3, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Kicks Off Elevator Escalator Safety Awareness Week at Public School 16 in Brooklyn. Read the Press Release November 6, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Orders All Construction Work in New York City Suspended at Noon Tomorrow Due to Potential Impacts of Possible Nor'easter. Read the Press Release October 26, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Orders All Construction Work in New York City Suspended Beginning Saturday, October 27 Until Further Notice Due to Potential Impacts of Hurricane Sandy. Read the Press Release October 23, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Announces Fourth Semester of Junior Architects and Engineers Program. Read the Press Release October 8, 2012 Mayor Bloomberg and Buildings Commissioner LiMandri Announce Major Expansion of NYC Development Hub With Online Permits for Small Construction Projects and Payments for Digital Plans Now Submitted Electronically. Read the Mayor's Office Press Release September 18, 2012 Department of Buildings Advises Property Owners and Contractors to Take Precautionary Steps in Preparation of High Winds. Read the Press Release July 26, 2012 Department of Buildings Advises Property Owners and Contractors to Take Precautionary Steps in Preparation of Possible Severe Thunderstorms and High Winds. Read the Press Release July 18, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Announces Rotation of Borough Commissioners. Read the Press Release July 18, 2012 Department of Buildings Advises Property Owners and Contractors to Take Precautionary Steps in Preparation of Possible Severe Thunderstorms and High Winds. Read the Press Release July 17, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Announces Launch of Get It Done. Together. – Solar Edition . Read the Press Release July 10, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Announces Appointment of Timothy E. Hogan as Deputy Commissioner of Enforcement. Read the Press Release June 21, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Launches Annual No-Penalty Deck and Porch Inspection Program. Read the Press Release June 8, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Joins Habitat for Humanity-NYC and Department Employees to Build Affordable Homes in Brooklyn for New Homeowners. Read the Press Release June 1, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri and NYC Service Chief Officer Diahann Billings-Burford Announce Launch of Third Season of NYC °Coolroofs . Read the Press Release May 7, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Launches Annual No-Penalty Retaining Wall Inspection Program. Read the Press Release May 4, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Announces Third Semester of Junior Architects and Engineers Program. Read the Press Release April 23, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Announces New Program for 3D Site Safety Plans on Major Construction Projects at the 2012 Build Safe/Live Safe Conference in Times Square. Read the Press Release April 19, 2012 Mayor Bloomberg Announces Strict New Licensing and Testing Requirements for All Crane Operators in New York City. Read the Mayor's Office Press Release February 23, 2012 Department of Buildings Advises Property Owners and Contractors to Take Precautionary Steps in Preparation of High Winds. Read the Press Release February 6, 2012 Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri Orders All Exterior Construction Work In Lower Manhattan Suspended Tomorrow For The 2012 New York Giants Ticker-Tape Parade. Read the Press Release