Scaffolding, or sidewalk sheds if you want to get technical, is as much a part New York’s fabric as flooded subways or breakfast bagels. But does it have to be so ugly and ubiquitous? In Italo Calvino ...

When a catastrophic fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district in November, killing 160 people, the apartment complex had been undergoing renovations to repair the buildings’ ...

A 75-year-old woman crushed to death Tuesday by scaffolding that collapsed outside her East Harlem home was identified by her shopping cart found in the rubble, with officials preventing the victim’s ...

EAST HARLEM, New York (WABC) -- A private garbage truck crashed into a car, shoving it into scaffolding surrounding an East Harlem apartment building Tuesday morning, killing a woman. According to ...

A woman was killed in a scaffolding collapse after a privately owned garbage truck triggered a chain reaction crash in East Harlem on Tuesday, according to police. A man was driving the truck, with a ...

A garbage truck hit a parked vehicle, pushing it into the scaffolding, the police said. By Samantha Latson A woman in East Harlem was killed Tuesday morning when a garbage truck hit a parked vehicle, ...

PITTSBURGH — Scaffolding fell from a building in Pittsburgh’s Strip District during strong winds, damaging several parked cars and a nearby building. Police, firefighters and medics were dispatched to ...

A section of scaffolding collapsed Friday morning at a Strip District construction site, damaging multiple vehicles. The developer of the six-story, mixed-use building told TribLive it’s “too soon to ...

A controversial 140-year-old, only-in-New York law that holds property owners and contractors responsible for all falls on construction sites, even in instances of worker negligence, has caused ...

(The Center Square) — New York’s “scaffold law” is driving up insurance costs and draining billions of dollars from the state’s economy, according to a new trade industry report, which is renewing ...

As Hong Kong grapples with the fallout of its deadliest fire in nearly eight decades, a battle has erupted online over who—or what—should shoulder the blame. When photographer Elaine Li posted images ...

The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction material familiar to anyone who’s spent time in the one of the world’s most ...