A 17-story office building in Midtown Manhattan was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a basement wall partially collapsed. Firefighters responded to the building on East 59th Street between Park and ...

Missing Egress Windows - The Silent Safety Trap Building a bedroom in the basement without an egress window is a serious code violation and a major safety hazard. Many homeowners think they can simply ...

A construction worker found human skeletal remains inside the basement of a crumbling, long-vacant Queens building — months after a city-issued violation noted the entryway needed to be sealed, cops ...

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — A wall of a one-story brick building undergoing demolition at 181 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn Heights collapsed on Monday, taking down the wall of the building next door at 179 ...

A bowing foundation wall is never a good sign. If a homeowner sees a slight bowing in a wall, it’s important for them to take swift action. Repairing a bowing basement wall before it becomes a ...

Many undocumented immigrants who went to their Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in appointments at a federal building in Los Angeles this week were taken into custody and brought to the ...

While less common in the UK than loft conversions, basement conversions can be a brilliant way to add space to a house without extending its footprint. That said, when it comes to how to convert a ...