Category: Balconies

When the board at Briar Oaks, a two-building cooperative at 4525 and 4555 Henry Hudson Parkway in Riverdale, decided to replace the buildings’ original roof railings, it seemed an obvious decision. The 60-year-old railings were deteriorated and pulling away from...

In July, a 35-year-old woman fell to her death from her 17th floor apartment balcony on the Upper East Side when the railing she was leaning against gave way. The tragedy has led to a closer look at the safety...