http://gothamist.com/2008/03/23/crane_collapse.php All comments for Crane Collapse Draws Attention to Laxity of Building Inspections en-us 2008 nyc_daveh Mon, 12 May 2008 18:15:00 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss daveh@gothamist.com daveh@gothamist.com 60 http://gothamist.com/2008/03/23/crane_collapse.php#comment-1319978 http://gothamist.com/2008/03/23/crane_collapse.php#comment-1319978 Comments Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:18:58 -0500 <p>What are the qualifications to become a DOB inspector? The last thing we need is a mass hiring of people I wouldn't trust to tie their own shoelaces.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/03/23/crane_collapse.php#comment-1319850 http://gothamist.com/2008/03/23/crane_collapse.php#comment-1319850 Comments Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:02:18 -0500 <p>Adding photo credit :) </p> http://gothamist.com/2008/03/23/crane_collapse.php#comment-1319837 http://gothamist.com/2008/03/23/crane_collapse.php#comment-1319837 Comments Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:17:21 -0500 <p>I'm willing to guess the Buildings Dept. has neglected to hire more inspectors to keep up with the unprecedented amount of construction projects we've had. While there is no excuse for an inspector to lie on their reports - is it because they are over-extended?</p>