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NEW YORK — The petrifying partial collapse of a 96-year-old apartment building in the Bronx has generated a push by two New York congressmen for stronger safety regulations in buildings that receive federal funding. Reps. Adriano Espaillat and Ritchie Torres plan to introduce a regulatory legislative package Friday aimed at buildings like the one in the Bronx, which received a federal tax credit, according to the offices of the two Bronx Democrats. The corner of the brick Bronx structure, located at 1915 Billingsley Terrace in Morris Heights, collapsed last week, killing none but displacing sc…

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