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On making 'green' building in New York City a less terrible experience

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Say you own an apartment building in New York City and would like to make it more energy-efficient.

One way to do this, in theory, would be to add insulation to the outside walls, which generally adds about four inches. But that would violate the zoning law that regulates floor-area ratio, which determines the maximum floor area allowed on the size of the lot. More

By Katharine Jose

January 30, 2012 2:04 pm

 

Owners of the park at the center of the Occupy Wall Street protests are losing patience, but what can they do?

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At the moment, all sides hint that negotiations are underway over how this might be brought to a close.

“We continue to work with the City of New York to address these conditions,” said Brookfield in yesterday’s statement, “and restore the park to its intended purpose.”

But neither the mayor’s office nor the New York City Policy Department have returned Capital's requests for comment on what that process might look like. More

By Nancy Scola

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October 4, 2011 12:51 pm

 

A plan to spare the village from N.Y.U.'s next monster-dorm

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Seven people testified at the City Planning Commission’s public hearing on a proposed rezoning of an area being called the “Third Avenue Corridor,” and not one of them was against it. All but one were representing someone else, which may have been because this particular issue was taken up two-and-a-half hours into the session, after an incredibly passionate debate about a proposed halfway house somewhere in Brooklyn, or because some of the bosses felt the issue was not controversial enough to require them to make an appearance. More

By Katharine Jose

August 25, 2010 6:58 pm

 

On missing a chance to shape New York

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The problem—cited by speaker after speaker at the event, which took place at the Michael Schimmel Center For The Arts at Pace University—is the that upcoming reform of the city’s charter by a commission appointed by Michael Bloomberg in March, will not to address land-use issues at all. More

By Katharine Jose

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July 22, 2010 7:34 am

 

Greenwich Village preservationists soldier on after victory

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"We fought the good fight as long as we could" Berman said, addressing the audience. Regarding the Landmark Preservation Committee, GVSHP's best friend and sworn enemy, Berman said he planned to "encourage them and acknowledge all the good work that they do, but really hold their feet to the fire." More

By Katharine Jose

June 25, 2010 12:00 pm