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  2. New York Codes, Rules and Regulations - Wikipedia

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    The New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) contains New York state rules and regulations. [1] The NYCRR is officially compiled by the New York State Department of State 's Division of Administrative Rules.

  3. Stoop (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    New York stoops may have been a simple carry-over from the Dutch practice of constructing elevated buildings. [ 2 ] It has been well documented that the stoop served the function of keeping people and their homes separated from horse manure, which would accumulate in the streets at high rates.

  4. Vessel (structure) - Wikipedia

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    Vessel is a structure and visitor attraction built as part of Hudson Yards in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Built to plans by the British designer Thomas Heatherwick , the elaborate honeycomb -like structure rises 150 feet and consists of 154 flights of stairs , 2,500 steps, and 80 landings for visitors to climb.

  5. Stairs - Wikipedia

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    Building codes may limit the use of helical stairs to small areas or secondary usage, if their treads are not sufficiently wide or have risers taller than 9.5 inches (240 mm). [ 19 ] Double helix staircases are possible, with two independent helical stairs in the same vertical space, allowing one person to ascend and another to descend without ...

  6. Consolidated Laws of New York - Wikipedia

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    New York uses a system called "continuous codification" whereby each session law clearly identifies the law and section of the Consolidated Laws affected by its passage. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Unlike civil law codes , the Consolidated Laws are systematic but neither comprehensive nor preemptive, and reference to other laws and case law is often necessary ...

  7. List of the oldest buildings in New York - Wikipedia

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    Building Image Location First Built Notes Wyckoff House: East Flatbush, Brooklyn: 1652 Oldest surviving structure in New York, oldest in Brooklyn, oldest on Long Island. Zachariah Hawkins House: Stony Brook: 1660 c. Klinkenberg(h) Bouwerij Coxsackie: 1663 c. One of oldest surviving Dutch homes north of greater New York City area.

  8. National Register of Historic Places listings in New York

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    House at 3 Crown Street, Nelsonville, in Putnam County New York State Capitol, in Albany County Eagle Island Camp, Saranac Lake, in Franklin County Empire State Building, Manhattan, in New York County First Baptist Church of Painted Post, Painted Post, in Steuben County Buffalo City Hall, Buffalo, in Erie County

  9. Staircase - Wikipedia

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    Good lighting is important in a staircase so users see where they are going and to prevent falls. [6] There is often a window on the wall to let in daylight.In many cases, indoor stairs are placed far inside the building structure, and it is often not easy to get access to a wall on the outside where it would be natural to have a regular window for letting daylight in.