Building
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World
Is Sam a Dangerous Dog? A Lawsuit Divides a Manhattan Building.
A suit claims that an emotional support dog named Sam attacked several tenants at an Upper West Side building and…
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News
My Neighbor Has a Very Annoying Emotional Support Dog. What Can I Do?
As long as this dog isn’t biting people, it’s probably not going anywhere. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you have…
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World
Russia Targets Kyiv With Biggest Missile Attack in Weeks
Ukraine said it had intercepted all 31 missiles fired at the capital. But debris injured at least 13 people and…
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News
A New Building Aims to Be a Good Neighbor in Low-Rise Brooklyn
The architect of Bergen, in Boerum Hill, is Frida Escobedo, who recently landed the commission to redesign a wing of…
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News
Do I Have to Allow the Landlord to Do Building Repairs in My Apartment?
The law permits landlords to make upgrades in rent-stabilized units, but that doesn’t mean your rent has to go up.
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News
Brooklyn Scores With the First All-Electric Building in New York City
Alloy Development decided to keep gas appliances out of its new building, 505 State Street, for sustainability. The rule that…
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Finance
A Growth Spurt in Green Architecture
Buildings made shaggy with vegetation or fragrant with wood are no longer novelties.
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World
1 Dead and 17 Injured in Harlem Apartment Fire
The fire, in the Hamilton Heights section, spread quickly from the third floor, trapped people above and led at least…
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Style
Want a Better Society? Try Better Buildings.
An obsession with luxury is transforming cities into bland, isolating landscapes. Architecture should be for creating community.
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News
When a New Condo Building Has Problems, Who Pays to Fix Them?
Typically, condo owners are responsible for funding repairs to building systems. But if it’s a construction defect, that changes the…