Queens

Construction Worker Dies in NY Elevator Shaft Fall

A construction worker plummeted to his death at a Ridgewood, Queens, New York, building site on April 6, the Forest Hills Post is among outlets to report. The 45-year-old man...

Elevating Electchester

A VT team and an iconic Queens, New York, community come together on major elevator modernization. The 2018 off-Broadway play “Alternating Currents” explored the “solid foundation and goodwill” of the...

NYC’s Gotham Point, Served By Otis Elevators, Nearly Complete

Gotham Point in Queens, NYC’s Hunters Point South, consisting of 57- and 33-story towers that together will provide 1,132 rental apartments (75% affordable), is headed toward completion, with leasing in...

GENCO Maintenance Operations Merged Into Champion

Champion Elevator, headquartered in Manhattan, NYC, with locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and Long Island, announced in February it is merging the maintenance operations of Queens, NYC-based GENCO Elevator Inc....

Permits Filed For Mixed-Use Building In Long Island City, Queens

Permits have been filed for a 21-story mixed-use building in Long Island City, Queens, New York YIMBY reported on October 20. Located at 45-19 Davis Street, the proposal lists the development as...

Construction Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Fall in NYC

A 32-year-old worker was pronounced dead at a local hospital after falling four stories down an elevator shaft at a construction site in Long Island City, Queens, NYC, on May...

Façade Work Progresses on Parcel G in Hunters Point South

Façade work is progressing on the topped-out superstructure of “Parcel G,” a 34-story tower in Hunters Point South, Queens, NYC, New York YIMBY reported on April 24. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Gotham Organization,...