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  2. List of privately owned public spaces in New York City

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    Privately owned public spaces (POPS) in New York City were introduced in the 1961 Zoning Resolution. The city offers zoning concessions to commercial and residential developers in exchange for a variety of spaces accessible and usable for the public. There are over 590 POPS at over 380 buildings in New York City and are found principally in Manhattan. Spaces range from extended sidewalks to ...

  3. 1916 Zoning Resolution - Wikipedia

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    The 1916 Zoning Resolution in New York City was the first citywide zoning code in the United States. The zoning resolution reflected both borough and local interests, and was proposed after the Equitable Building was erected in Lower Manhattan in 1915. The resolution was a measure adopted primarily to stop massive buildings from preventing ...

  4. List of counties in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 30,503,301 inhabitants. Texas was originally divided into ...

  5. Zoning in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Zoning is a law that divides a jurisdiction's land into districts, or zones, and limits how land in each district can be used. [1] [2] In the United States, zoning includes various land use laws enforced through the police power rights of state governments and local governments to exercise authority over privately owned real property.

  6. Hudson Yards, Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    10001, 10018. Area code. 212, 332, 646, and 917. Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, the West Side Highway in the west, and Eighth Avenue in the east. [4] [5] The area is the site of a large-scale redevelopment program that ...

  7. Dream Big, Live Small: A 350-square-foot NYC oasis that ... - AOL

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    Graham Hill lived large -- a fancy house and fast cars -- but this entrepreneur traded it all in for a tiny apartment in downtown New York City. Dream Big, Live Small: A 350-square-foot NYC oasis ...

  8. Woodhaven, Queens - Wikipedia

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    Area codes. 718, 347, 929, and 917. Woodhaven is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the north by Park Lane South and Forest Park, on the east by Richmond Hill, on the south by Ozone Park and Atlantic Avenue, and the west by the Cypress Hills neighborhood of Brooklyn.

  9. Community boards of Queens - Wikipedia

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    Map of community districts in the City of New York. Community boards of Queens are New York City community boards in the borough of Queens, which are the appointed advisory groups of the community districts that advise on land use and zoning, participate in the city budget process, and address service delivery in their district.