Commercial rent control would deal catastrophic blow to NYC
There is no silver bullet to solving local, long-serving neighborhood businesses’ woes. Flexibility is the greatest help we can give small businesses.
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Fatal Trump Tower blaze sparks fresh sprinkler debate
Real estate groups and politicians are debating the viability of installing sprinkler systems in buildings like Trump Tower, where a resident died and six firefighters were injured during a fire on Saturday.
Mechanical contractors credit team work for record drop in fire deaths
2016 was the Big Apple’s safest year in terms of fire fatalities, according to the FDNY. The world’s busiest fire department reported 48 fire-related deaths, the lowest number since the city began recordkeeping in 1916. It represents a 19 percent decline over the 2015 numbers, and a 17 percent drop...