Document poor performance with “progressive discipline.”

Amazon’s Ring partners with 400 police departments to share video footage.

Planning and communication can remove the shock from big projects.

Co-op board changes horses in the middle of a major capital project.

When an engineer examines a building or contractor starts work, they tend not to find pots of gold within the walls —they're much more likely to find hidden deteriorating. Shore Road, a 60-unit co-op built in 1927 in New Rochelle, N.Y., encountered this scenario. With two entrances — one at 485 Pelham Road, the other at 5 Circuit Road — a fairly small renovation project turned into a much larger endeavor.

The original project called for the upgrade of several balconies that sat along the front of the building. The initial contract was $100,000 for balcony repairs and a new coat of paint, but that figure has now become $350,000.

Plan will increase natural gas supply to Westchester without new pipeline.

A Scarsdale co-op board went its own way when redoing the lobby.

It raises a question: build more gas pipelines or go for sustainable energy?

Program will pay for heat pumps, energy-efficient appliances and more.

Con Ed will stop accepting applications after Friday, March 15.