NYC Retaining Wall News & Notes
NYC Retaining Walls 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.
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The Retaining Wall Replacement Process, Start to Finish: A Typical Block Wall Job
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.
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NYC Retaining Wall Rule Changes 2025: Higher Penalties and a Stricter SREM Rule
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.
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Queens Retaining Wall Filing Window 2027: Who Files, When, and How to Start Now
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.
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Retaining Wall Winter Checklist: Seven Checks Before the First Freeze in 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.
Start with the wall.
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