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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.
The Department of Buildings cannot revoke a professional's license to practice Architecture or Engineering, as that is controlled by the New York State Office of the Professions. However, since 2007 the State has allowed the DOB to refuse to accept plans filed by individuals who have been found to abuse the Self Certification process (or other ...
NYC Department of Buildings "Property Profile Overview" using a "BIS (Building Information System) Web Query" NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) Complaints, Violations and Registration Information (requires property address or BBL number) NYS Department of State Division of Corporations
Times Square, in Manhattan Following is an alphabetical list of notable buildings, sites and monuments located in New York City in the United States. The borough is indicated in parentheses. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2012) American Museum of Natural History (Manhattan) Rose Center for Earth and Space America's Response Monument (Manhattan) Apollo ...
The history of skyscrapers in New York City began with the construction of the Equitable Life, Western Union, and Tribune buildings in the early 1870s. These relatively short early skyscrapers, sometimes referred to as "preskyscrapers" or "protoskyscrapers", included features such as a steel frame and elevators—then-new innovations that were used in the city's later skyscrapers.
HPD is currently in the midst of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's Housing New York initiative to create and preserve 300,000 units of affordable housing by 2026. By the end of 2021, the City of New York financed more than 200,000 affordable homes since 2014, breaking the all-time record previously set by former Mayor Ed Koch. [3]
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This is a list of New York City borough halls and municipal buildings used for civic agencies. Each of the borough halls serve as offices for their respective borough presidents and borough boards. New York City Hall; Manhattan Municipal Building, Civic Center; Bronx County Courthouse, Concourse, Bronx; Brooklyn Borough Hall, Downtown Brooklyn