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An alternative to the expired 421-a program that works for developers and the city is needed, says Rick Gropper, a principal at Camber Property Group
Leaders in city government, real estate and recruitment are among those making headlines this week
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The City Council voted Thursday to beef up enforcement of self-closing doors in apartment buildings and outlaw space heaters that don’t feature an automatic shutoff setting — measures directly inspired by a catastrophic fire in the Bronx that killed 17 people earlier this year.
Nearly four months after a fire tore through a Bronx complex, killing 17 people, its residents say that the city has yet to disburse millions in aid.
In early 2022, building fires at publicly-funded properties in the Bronx and Philadelphia claimed 29 lives. The facts and conditions surrounding the fires expose an ongoing failure by officials to provide and maintain a safe standard of housing for some of America's most vulnerable. However, the...