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# NYC Retaining Wall News & Notes

[NYC Retaining Walls](https://nycretainingwalls.com/) is a licensed and insured retaining wall contractor for all five boroughs, and this is where we post NYC retaining wall news: changes to the Local Law 37 rule and its penalties, the next borough's filing window, seasonal checklists, and walkthroughs of how a typical job runs. Each post is dated and cites its sources. For evergreen answers, see the [retaining wall guides](https://nycretainingwalls.com/guide/).

-   ![Segmental block retaining wall under construction with geogrid and clean crushed stone drainage behind it in a sloped Staten Island backyard](https://nycretainingwalls.com/images/segmental-block-retaining-wall-under-construction-geogrid-and-drainage-stone-staten-island-backyard-1440.webp)
    
    Walkthrough · October 18, 2026
    
    ## [The Retaining Wall Replacement Process, Start to Finish: A Typical Block Wall Job](https://nycretainingwalls.com/blog/block-retaining-wall-replacement-start-to-finish/)
    
    An illustrative walkthrough of how a failed wall comes out and a segmental block wall goes in — what happens at each step, and roughly how long each one takes.
    
-   ![Tall weathered concrete retaining wall fronting a public sidewalk below apartment buildings in upper Manhattan](https://nycretainingwalls.com/images/tall-concrete-retaining-wall-along-public-sidewalk-upper-manhattan-local-law-37-1440.webp)
    
    News · October 18, 2026
    
    ## [NYC Retaining Wall Rule Changes 2025: Higher Penalties and a Stricter SREM Rule](https://nycretainingwalls.com/blog/nyc-retaining-wall-rule-changes-2025/)
    
    The amended 1 RCNY §103-09 took effect March 23, 2025. Here's what changed for Local Law 37 walls, what didn't, and why DOB's own web page still shows the old numbers.
    
-   ![Tall mortared stone retaining wall along a hilly residential street in Douglaston, Queens](https://nycretainingwalls.com/images/mortared-stone-retaining-wall-along-hilly-residential-street-douglaston-queens-1440.webp)
    
    Dates & deadlines · October 18, 2026
    
    ## [Queens Retaining Wall Filing Window 2027: Who Files, When, and How to Start Now](https://nycretainingwalls.com/blog/queens-retaining-wall-filing-window-2027/)
    
    Queens is next in Local Law 37's Cycle 3. Here's who has to file, the penalties for missing it, and a month-by-month plan that leaves room for repairs.
    
-   ![Person seen from behind clearing a weep hole at the base of a gray block retaining wall in a frosty late-autumn yard in Queens](https://nycretainingwalls.com/images/homeowner-checking-weep-holes-of-block-retaining-wall-before-winter-queens-yard-1440.webp)
    
    Seasonal · October 18, 2026
    
    ## [Retaining Wall Winter Checklist: Seven Checks Before the First Freeze in NYC](https://nycretainingwalls.com/blog/winter-retaining-wall-checklist-nyc/)
    
    Seven checks to do with a level, a phone camera and an hour of daylight before freeze-thaw season starts working on your wall.
    

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