New York, NY —
REPORTER: The construction site has been plagued with problems. A stop-work order was first issued in January after a concrete slab collapsed killing 1 worker.
The city says inspectors will visit the site daily and the contractor, Bovis Lend Lease, has agreed to increase supervision and require workers to pass an 8-hour training course.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has been a vocal critic of the Building's Department, but commended the agency for the extra monitoring.
STRINGER: They should use this as a model for sites around the city. I have argued that we need to make sure that construction and development proceed both in Manhattan and around the city but clearly there is a need to look at how we can improve our safety protocols.
REPORTER: The city says work will only be allowed on the first 23 floors of the building that reaches more than 40 stories high.
A stop-work order remains on crane operations.