Mon May 14, 2018
Kobelco Helps Tremson Clear Way for New Amusement Park
With an assist from its Kobelco excavators, the Tremson Corporation, a land clearing contractor based in Brewster, N.Y., is clearing the way for the new Legoland amusement park, which is scheduled to open in Goshen, N.Y., in 2020....
Sondra Rossi – CEG EDITORIAL ASSISTANT - Mon May 14, 2018
New York State Fairgrounds to Gain New Expo Center
Big things are coming to the New York State Fairgrounds. So big, in fact, that the new expo center being built on the grounds is being touted as “the largest event facility north of New York City and between Boston and Cleveland” by the NYS Fairgrounds website....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Mon May 14, 2018
N.Y.'s $25B Hudson Yards Hits Halfway Mark
More than a decade ago, plans were under way for the 28-acre live-work-play development in New York City's West Side. In 2012, the Related Companies/Oxford Properties Group joint venture broke ground on the single largest piece of undeveloped property in Manhattan....
Emily Buenzle - Wed May 09, 2018
County to Reuse Old Tappan Zee Bridge Panels
Pieces of the old Tappan Zee Bridge will soon get a second life in projects around Orange County. The county will receive 14 of the dismantled bridge's panels, delivered by the New York State Thruway Authority on May 14, the first of a total of 150 pieces, Westfair Communications reported....
Emily Buenzle - Tue May 01, 2018
Hudson Yards Observation Deck Promises Extraordinary Views
Construction on the observation deck in New York City's Hudson Yards neighborhood is well under way, and recent photographs show that when complete, the views promise to be breathtaking. The deck, which will measure 1,100 ft....
Mon April 30, 2018
Seneca Indian Nation Renews Fight With N.Y. Over Thruway
IRVING, N.Y. (AP) The Seneca Indian Nation renewed its fight with New York state over its construction of the Thruway across reservation land more than 60 years ago. A federal lawsuit naming Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state officials seeks to force the state to get federal approval for the toll road, which the Senecas say the state failed to do before building it....
Mon April 30, 2018
Richmond Ready Mix — The Right Timing Is Key to Success for This Staten Island Concrete Supplier
There's a well-known adage that timing is everything. That maxim certainly applies to the first three whirlwind years of business for Richmond Ready Mix, located in Staten Island, N.Y. Co-owners Joe Garofalo and Scott D'Arco explained that the opportunity and timing were right for starting a new business in 2015....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon April 30, 2018
Vassar Brothers Builds $545M Medical Center in Poughkeepsie
Considered the largest construction project in the city of Poughkeepsie's history, a new inpatient pavilion being built at Vassar Brothers Medical Center will change how patients in the region experience health care....
Emily Buenzle - Fri April 27, 2018
VIDEO: Will They Make It? 4 Enormous Cranes Sail Carefully Beneath Two Bridges
Four large cranes were carefully barged under two Staten Island bridges April 26. The equipment holds the title for the largest pre-assembled cranes to ever pass beneath the Bayonne Bridge since its 2017 elevation to 215 ft....
Fri April 27, 2018
Construction Starts on $16M Affordable Housing Project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Construction has begun on a new affordable housing development that will bring dozens of apartments and commercial space to a Syracuse neighborhood. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced April 17 that ground had been broken on the $16 million construction project in the city's Northside section....
