Rappelling architects inspect skyscrapers from the outside
Amy Deluca and Elyse Marks are building envelope specialists. That means they hang from the city's many skyscrapers, completing mandatory local law inspections looking for building deficiencies.
Official: Cruise ship could house 1,000 homeless in Oakland
A San Francisco Bay Area city official wants to explore the possibility of using a cruise ship to house up to 1,000 homeless people amid a high cost of living and a shortage of housing.
Green grades coming for large buildings in New York | Climate and Consequence
Large commercial and residential buildings in New York City will begin posting letter grades indicating how green they are.
New York's 'fallout shelter' signs remain relics of history
Many buildings in New York still have those yellow fallout shelter placards visible. But these are actually historical relics and not indicative of any actual shelter or supplies on site.
Families evacuated from dilapidated building in Newark
Forty-seven families have been evacuated from a dilapidated apartment building in Newark’s South Ward, just before Thanksgiving.
NYC tracking ‘zombie homes’
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development has created a special team to track down so-called “zombie homes."
No heat, hot water top issues facing NYCHA tenants
NYCHA tenants spoke face to face with various housing authority officials about having to live without heat or hot water, among other concerns at a town hall in the East Village on Wednesday.
Thousands of NYCHA residents complain of no heat, hot water
More than 2,000 residents at the Rangel Houses in Harlem say they have been living without heat for over 24 hours as cold temperatures grip the city.
Jersey City to vote on increased Airbnb regulations
Some residents and lawmakers in Jersey City are asking people to vote yes on restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term rentals, arguing that rent controlled apartments are being turned into short-term rentals and displacing long-term residents.
