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What most businesses don’t know: sidewalk signs are illegal

What most businesses don't know: sidewalk signs are illegal
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Business employees in Hell’s Kitchen say sidewalk advertisement signs are important to attract customers, but residents say they’re hazardous clutter on already crowded sidewalks. According to the New York Department of Sanitation Rules and Regulations, they’re illegal and could cost businesses hundreds of dollars in fines.


Street art contributes to property values, neighborhood character in Chelsea

Street art contributes to property values, neighborhood character in Chelsea
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Chelsea wall murals benefit the neighborhood in more ways than one.


Startups move to co-shared offices amid high real estate prices

Startups move to co-shared offices amid high real estate prices
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Skyrocketing real estate prices are pushing budding entrepreneurs to seek alternative office space that helps them participate in New York’s booming technology industry.


Leave certification to the pros, architects say

Leave certification to the pros, architects say
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Architects oppose potential state legislation that would abolish a faster building process in the city.


Development ‘taxing’ on Midtown West

Development 'taxing' on Midtown West
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Luxury condominiums and green buildings receiving tax exemptions are not making the money they otherwise would for the city budget.


Mystery surrounds canceled bike rack on East 55th Street

Mystery surrounds canceled bike rack on East 55th Street
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Reports conflict on whether a Citi Bike rack formerly planned on East 55th Street owes its cancellation to pressure from the five-star St. Regis Hotel.


Chelsea residents push for better parking

Chelsea residents push for better parking
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A housing expansion on the parking lot of the Fulton projects means fewer off-street spaces and more worries for residents of West 18th and 19th Streets near 9th Avenue.