Homeowners in Brownstone Brooklyn are anxious about their rooflines. “Someone was giving out flyers today on my block … about ‘mandatory’ parapet wall inspections,” one wrote on a Brownstoner forum.

CYPRESS HILLS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A worker was killed after a parapet, or a rooftop wall, collapsed on him at a one-story garage in Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon. It happened just before 3 p.m. at 113 ...

The grounds of a Civil War fortification in Old Jefferson will be the site of an annual observance from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for Camp Parapet Day. The Jefferson Parish Historical Society and ...

In November 2021, New York City enacted Local Law 126 of 2021, which is well-known in the building industry for establishing new requirements for periodic parking garage inspections. At the same time, ...