One benefit of being a reporter is having access to the press offices at otherwise impenetrable government agencies. You might wonder, “Shouldn’t I as a building owner have at least as much access as the media does?” In a perfect world, yes, but — reality check — you don’t. There is some logic to this. The press office can share information with a reporter who in turn shares it with thousands of customers, as I am about to do on a law affecting multifamily buildings. The Department of Buildings has one of the most responsive press offices in city government. […]

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