One of the city's bands. R.S.'s residential suite sits high in the Near-North band, 'wrapped in layered civic skin like a protected organ'.
From the books
“His residential suite sat high in the Near-North band, wrapped in layered civic skin like a protected organ.”
Part 1, Chapter 6: The First Thread, p. 119
“Across the water, the city rose in layers: the Near-North band in dark adaptive skins, and behind it the central Spire climbing like a spear through pre-dawn haze.”
Part 2, Chapter 18: Superposition Error, p. 130
“Stability envelopes ruptured across the East and Near-North bands.”
Part 2, Chapter 21: The Failsafe, p. 240
