ShedWatch: NYC Construction

Know about scaffolding and street closures near your business before they go up. ShedWatch monitors NYC construction permits so you can act early.

Never get blindsided by scaffolding on your block again.

ShedWatch alerts NYC small business owners about nearby construction permits — before they become active disruptions. Sidewalk sheds in NYC stay up for an average of 509 days, and storefronts behind them lose thousands a month in foot traffic. ShedWatch watches DOB and DOT permit filings around your business and tells you what's coming, so you're never caught off guard.

WHAT YOU GET • Real-time alerts when permits are filed near your business (email + push) • Severity ratings — sidewalk shed, street excavation, crane, and more • Construction impact score (0–100) for your block, updated daily • "What's Coming Next" — see in-review permits before they go active • Full permit details: address, dates, and contractor • Full permit details: address, dates, and contractor • Interactive map of active permits around your location

WHY SHEDWATCH ShedWatch is the only app that monitors the permits next door, across the street, and around the corner — the ones that actually cost you foot traffic.

PLANS Start free with street-level monitoring. Upgrade for full permit details, a wider alert radius, multiple locations, action playbooks, and a 311 complaint overlay.

Powered by official NYC Open Data — permit filings, refreshed hourly. Currently NYC-only.

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