In a rare summer session, the Council heard testimony on several pieces of legislation aimed at making construction sites safer across the City. Above, Housing and Buildings Chair Erik Martin-Dilan questions Robert Limandri, Acting  Department of Buildings Commissioner.

Below: Council Member Michael McMahon joined Speaker Quinn, Staten Island Borough President James P. Molinaro, Council Members James Oddo, Vincent Ignizio, Robert Jackson and David Weprin, and local teachers, principals and community members to announce the restoration of nearly $10 million in funding to Staten Island classrooms.

Photos by William Alatriste