NEW YORK, NY November 19, 2008 —Twenty-seven construction workers have died on the job this year, and a slowing economy may not do a whole lot to solve this problem.

REPORTER: For the past nine months, WNYC reporters Cindy Rodriguez and Matthew Schuerman have been investigating the downside of the city’s building boom. Here's a look at some of the reporting behind the story.

The Cost of Doing Business website.