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Mayor Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ housing proposal includes a 20 percent density bonus for developers—if the additional units are income-restricted.

A set of nozzles squirt wet cement, swinging back and forth in a long line, squeezing out layer after layer. The result, at first, might look like some sort of cake – like icing at a bakery. Except, w...

While, to some, 3D printing might still sound like an obscure hobby, many are beginning to see the technology as a potential boost to the construction industry and a solution for the nation’s housing shortage. 

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the beginning. a plan that reduces our debt by more than $4 trillion and achieves the savings in a way thats fair. by asking everybody to do their part so that no one has to bear too much of the burden on their own. all told this plan cuts $2 in spending for every dollar. in addition to the $1 trillion in spending we have already cut from the budget, our plan makes additional spending cuts that need to happen if we are to solve this problem. we reform agricultural subsid s subsidies, s...