NYC parking garages could receive more safety checks under newly passed legislation

of a parking garage in Lower Manhattan, the New York City Council on Thursday passed a package of legislation aimed at improving the safety and maintenance of local parking structures.

At a press conference at City Hall before councilmembers passed the legislation on Thursday, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams cited the fatal parking garage collapse and said the city must do more to prevent similar disasters in the future. She called the three proposed bills “critical.”would require the buildings department to conduct a load-bearing capacity study for parking garages, assess buildings’ integrity, and submit any findings to the mayor, Council and public.

“Last year's tragedy was preventable, and hopefully this bill will prevent future tragedies from occurring,” Hudson added.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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