On March 27, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a ban on all non-essential construction projects during the coronavirus pandemic. Work on roads, bridges, hospitals, homeless shelters and affordable housing was declared essential and exempt from the ban. On March 30, the city’s Department of Buildings (DOB) further clarified the ban, stating that any construction project that might “severely affect the life, health or safety of a significant number of persons” is exempt and may continue until it is safe to shut down the site.   Read the article………………………..