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  2. Self-Certification (New York City Department of Buildings)

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    The Self Certification program has been cited by some as easy to abuse. A number of Architects have been investigated over the years by the Department of Buildings for self-certifying projects that did not actually conform to building codes and zoning regulations. In 2002, investigators with the New York City Department of Buildings alleged ...

  3. New York City Department of Buildings - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is the department of the New York City government that enforces the city's building codes and zoning regulations, issues building permits, licenses, registers and disciplines certain construction trades, responds to structural emergencies and inspects over 1,000,000 new and existing buildings. [2 ...

  4. List of New York City agencies - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Investigation (DOI) is a law enforcement agency that serves as an independent and nonpartisan watchdog for New York City government. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. The Law Department (Law) is responsible for most of the ...

  5. Grading (earthworks) - Wikipedia

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    Grading (earthworks) Section through railway track and foundation showing the sub-grade. Grading in civil engineering and landscape architectural construction is the work of ensuring a level base, or one with a specified slope, [1] for a construction work such as a foundation, the base course for a road or a railway, or landscape and garden ...

  6. Boroughs of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City. They are the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of the State of New York: The Bronx is Bronx County, Brooklyn is Kings County, Manhattan is New York County, Queens is Queens ...

  7. Earthworks (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    In military engineering, earthworks are, more specifically, types of fortifications constructed from soil. Although soil is not very strong, it is cheap enough that huge quantities can be used, generating formidable structures. Examples of older earthwork fortifications include moats, sod walls, motte-and-bailey castles, and hill forts.

  8. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal

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    Official website. The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) is an agency of the New York state government [1] responsible for administering housing and community development programs to promote affordable housing, community revitalization, and economic growth. Its primary functions include supervising rent regulations ...

  9. Category:Landforms of New York City - Wikipedia

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    I. (9 C, 30 P) Categories: Geography of New York City. Landforms of New York (state) Landforms of the United States by populated place.