Construction is one of the most dangerous jobs in New York City and shoddy work puts Construction Crews, pedestrians and residents at risk. CBS News’ New York's Housing Reporter Ali Bauman has an exclusive look at new ways the City is trying to crack down on unsafe job sites. There are 1.1 million buildings in New York City and 40,000 of those are under construction. And, there are just 500 Inspectors checking the safety of all of them. "Those aren't great, great odds," Department of Buildings Commissioner (DOB) Jimmy Oddo said. After the Bronx building collapse of 2023, Oddo first told CBS News New York the engineer and contractor were to blame for what he called sloppy mistakes. It inspired him to now launch a new task force to proactively identify job sites that pose a risk to its Construction Workers and eventual tenants. With 60 new hires, the DOB hopes to do an additional 1,000 inspections by this time next year.

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