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Having 10 or more people die in residential high-rise fires is a rarity, according to the FDNY Foundation, a fire safety-promoting nonprofit.
Share via Shortlink Assembly member Harvey Epstein and Sen. Pete Harckham (NY State Assembly, NY State Senate, iStock/Illustration by Alexis Manrodt for The Real Deal) During his State of the City address last year, Mayor Bill de Blasio pitched legalizing basement apartments citywide. That proposal hasn’t progressed much, but state officials are now taking steps to push that vision forward. A recently introduced bill would require cities and towns throughout the state to legalize accessory dwelling units, better known as granny flats. The measure defines them as “independent livin...