Introducing the Worker Wallet

Beginning November 2024, NYC construction workers can carry ONE card for all these worker qualifications:

• Mast Climber User/Operator
• Climber/Tower Crane Rigger
• Rigging Worker
• Rigging Supervisor
• Periodic Gas Piping Inspector
• Supported Scaffold User
• Supported Scaffold Installer & Remover
• Suspended Scaffold Supervisor
• Suspended Scaffold User

On July 1, 2025, the Worker Wallet will be the ONLY card accepted on NYC jobsites.

Validate the Worker Wallet with the Training Connect app on Google Play or the Apple App Store

Buildings After Hours Schedule

DOB borough offices will be open the first and third Tuesday of the month from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Staff will be available to answer questions and provide needed information to homeowners, tenants, building managers, and small business owners.

• See the 2025 schedule
• Find a borough office near you

In-person Industry Meetings

DOB hosts monthly in-person industry meetings for registered design professionals and Class 2 Filing Representatives at each borough office. The meetings provide an opportunity for industry professionals, with business before the Department, to interface with borough staff with their questions and concerns. 

• See the schedule of upcoming industry meetings.
• Get prior meeting/training info and related DOB NOW resources.
• Contact the Borough Commissioners Offices for more information.

DOB's Small Business Team Provides Guidance and Resources to NYC's Small Business Community

If you are an entrepreneur or small business owner planning on opening a new place of business, renovating an existing one, or need answers to project-specific questions, then DOB's Small Business Team (SBT) is here to assist you. SBT provides one-on-one guidance at no cost, and team members are available during our weekly Buildings After Hours sessions.

• Contact SBT
• View SBT's schedule at Buildings After Hours 
• Get more information

Register to Attend a Live Q&A Session

Join us at one of our bi-weekly online Q&A Sessions for property owners, RDPs, licensees, filing representatives and other registrants to ask job specific questions about DOB NOW and BIS filings, or general questions about permits, Codes, sign-offs, certificates of occupancy, etc.

View the schedule and register for a Q&A Session