ABC TV viewers were thrilled by high-wire-walking siblings Nik and Lijana Wallenda when they brought their act to New York City on June 23, but Woodcliff Lake, N.J., firm McLaren Engineering Group might have been the real star.
Science-minded first-graders, along with politicians and American Museum of Natural History participants, helped to officially break ground for the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation on June 12.
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has imposed a 10% fee cut on current projects and its CEO has talked of the importance of stricter future treatment of large companies.
After three New York City construction workers died on the job within six days, officials are demanding stronger safety measures and promising punitive action against those responsible.