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FDNY's "Steam Age" Rules Are Breaking NYC's Climate Goals

Century-old refrigerant regulations incentivize owners, developers, and large tenants to choose leak-prone VRF systems, which all but guarantee the atmospheric release of super-polluting refrigerants.
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Albany Controls NYC's Housing Crisis — And Won't Let Go
The 1975 fiscal emergency gave the state authority over NYC tax policy, blocking local solutions to property tax reform and increasing rent burdens.
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The Density Equation: Converting 400x Bistro Chairs to $2bn in Value
Why the right number of chairs matters more than typical "design" decisions in public space design and how 400x bistro seats unlocked more than $2…
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NYC's Energy Future Isn't Electric: It's Thermal
NYC sits atop a potentially 157 trillion kBtu thermal energy battery while policymakers fixate on an overburdened electric grid that still burns fossil…
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Not a '90s Comeback: NYC's 30 Years of O2R Conversions
The financial crisis of the early 1990s was the mother of invention. Now, thirty years later, NYC is a national leader in office to residential…
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NYC: America's Next Steel Innovation Hub
Why the future of the American steel industry lies in process innovation, and how New York City can lead American steel fabrication into its next…
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NYC's Property Tax System Creates Unaffordable Housing
The city's real property tax structure disincentivizes dense urban housing while advantaging single-family housing by a ratio greater than 4:1.
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