Building
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World
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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U.S.
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…
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U.S.
Our Condo Building Has a Huge Roof. Why Aren’t More People Allowed on It?
It’s possible that the listed limits in a building’s offering plans are lower than what city code allows. Here’s how…
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World
60-Foot Tunnel Under Synagogue Left 2 Buildings Unstable, Officials Say
The tunnel, beneath the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitcher movement in Brooklyn, prompted a confrontation that led to several arrests this…
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World
Upper West Side Church Championed by Celebrities Won’t Be Razed for Now
The West Park Presbyterian Church has put on hold plans to tear down the landmark building after Mark Ruffalo and…
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World
Large Fire Engulfs Industrial Building in Elizabeth, N.J.
Crews responded shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Friday, a city official said. The fire is in a complex that once…
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U.S.
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx
This week’s properties are in East Harlem, the West Village and Mott Haven.
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World
A Minor Earthquake Hit New York City. How Often Does That Happen?
New York City experiences numerous small earthquakes every year, experts say. Usually, people don’t feel them.
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Opinion
I Want a City, Not a Museum
Some years ago, as my mother and I were walking on New York City’s Upper West Side, she pointed out…
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World
The Building Spree That Reshaped Manhattan’s Skyline? It’s Over.
New office buildings flourished over the past 25 years in Manhattan, but a construction drought has begun.