239 – Tower Fire-Escapes and Supplemental Stairs.
§ 239. Tower fire-escapes and supplemental stairs. In fireproof tenements tower fire-escapes or stairs which are supplemental to the stairs required by law may be installed providing such tower fire-escapes or stairs shall be shut off from all other parts of the dwelling by brick walls or partitions of terra cotta blocks at least four […]
230 – Chimneys and Fireplaces.
§ 230. Chimneys and fireplaces. In every existing tenement which is not heated from a central heating plant there shall be adequate flues or chimneys through every floor with a fireplace or place for a stove properly connected with one of such flues or chimneys for every apartment.
231 – Egress.
§ 231. Egress. 1. Every non-fireproof tenement exceeding two stories in height and every fireproof tenement erected after May sixteenth, nineteen hundred thirteen, shall have at least two independent means of egress, which shall extend from the ground story to the roof, be located remote from each other and be separated from each other by […]
232 – Fire-Escapes.
§ 232. Fire-escapes. 1. All fire-escapes erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, shall be arranged and constructed in conformity with the provisions of section fifty-three. 2. As specifically indicated in subdivision nine of section fifty-three, a wire, chain, cable, vertical ladder, or rope fire-escape is an unlawful means of egress from any apartment. Every […]
233 – Bulkheads and Scuttles.
§ 233. Bulkheads and scuttles. 1. Every tenement, except as in this section otherwise provided, shall have in the roof a fireproof bulkhead with a fireproof door and after January first, nineteen hundred fifty-seven, the door shall be self-closing. Bulkheads existing on April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, shall be lawful and may be replaced or […]
234 – Stairs and Public Halls.
§ 234. Stairs and public halls. 1. In every tenement erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twelve, all stairs shall extend from the entrance story to the roof, except as otherwise provided in section two hundred thirty-three, and the stairs and public halls shall each be at least three feet in clear width. Every apartment […]
235 – Stairs in Non-Fireproof Tenements.
§ 235. Stairs in non-fireproof tenements. 1. Every non-fireproof tenement erected after May fifteenth, nineteen hundred two, containing more than twenty-six apartments or suites of rooms above the entrance story shall have an additional stair for every additional twenty-six apartments or suites or fraction thereof; except that if such tenement contains not more than thirty-six […]
236 – Stairs in Fireproof Tenements.
§ 236. Stairs in fireproof tenements. 1. Except as in this section otherwise provided, every fireproof tenement erected after May fifteenth, nineteen hundred two, containing more than thirty-six apartments or suites of rooms above the entrance story shall have an additional stair for every additional thirty-six apartments or suites or fraction thereof. 2. If such […]
237 – Stair Construction.
§ 237. Stair construction. 1. Every stair in a tenement erected after April twelfth, nineteen hundred one, shall be accessible on the entrance story from a street or street court, or from an inner court which connects directly with a street. 2. All such stairs shall have risers of eight inches or less and treads […]
238 – Stair and Entrance Halls.
§ 238. Stair and entrance halls. All stair and entrance halls in tenements shall be constructed as provided in this section. 1. In tenements erected after April twelfth, nineteen hundred one: a. On every story there shall be fireproof doors and assemblies with the doors self-closing separating every such stair and entrance hall from all […]