Mar 22, 2024 · A vacant mixed-use building collapsed in Elmira on S. Main Street earlier this month. The two-story building was in-between three open businesses: Anne’s Pancakes, MarShell’s restaurant and Georould’s Pharmacy Center and one other vacant, mixed-use building.

Feb 20, 2025 · For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, the Trump Administration has ordered that to stop, according to people involved with the work.

Feb 21, 2025 · The building was destroyed by fire on Feb. 13, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Chemung County Historical Society / WSKG News A fire ripped through a 133-year-old vacant church in downtown Elmira last week, destroying the historic structure.

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Mar 8, 2025 · NPR's Scott Simon talks to Alice Austen about her novel C." Set in Brussels during WWII, it tracks the residents of one building whose lives are upended by the Nazi occupation.

Sep 18, 2024 · New York state spent $9 million meticulously renovating the Capitol building's interior courtyard, with bluestone pavers to match the original architect's vision. But dozens of pigeons still call the space home.

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Oct 17, 2024 · But some damage could have been lessened with modern, strict building codes, according to some engineers and building code experts. Lawmakers and developers have repeatedly resisted updating building codes in recent years, said Kim Wooten, an engineer who sits on the State Building Code Council, which proposes building code updates.

Jan 29, 2025 · There, Rev. Terrance King had worked with BlocPower for more than a year on a plan to improve the nearly 200-year-old building’s insulation and replace its gas heater with electric heat pumps. King had signed a contract with BlocPower for the work.

Jan 28, 2025 · More than 100 former spies and intelligence officers say foreign adversaries could take advantage of a new casino proposed in the Washington, D.C. area to penetrate national security. The proposed casino would sit in Tysons Corner, less than 20 miles west of the nation's capital in Northern Virginia ...