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NYC-Dept. of Health Fax:212-349-5170 Mar 14 '03 14:54 P. 02/03
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THE CITY of NEW YORK
MENTAL HYGIENE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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M:ehael R. 8iovmperb Commiuierner
Mayor
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ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER
To: NYU Downtown Hospital
170 Williams Street
New York, N.Y.
AND OWNERS, OPERATORS,
MANAGING AGENTS OR OTHER
PERSONS IN CONTROL OF
Re: 69 Gold Street
New York, N.Y. 10038
ORDER ID NO: T02-12-17-011
Respondents
WHEREAS, the premises at 69 Gold Street, Manhattan were inspected by employees of the
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on January 16, 2003; and
WHEREAS, such inspection disclosed the presence of damaged and friable material containing
asbestos in various location/s as follows:
Corrugated paper, plaster and/or fibrous insulation materials consisting of approximately
500 linear feet in the building stairwells. Samples confirming the presence of asbestos were
taken from the riser pipe insulation in stairwell A, marked #1, from riser pipe insulation in
stairwell 8, marked #2, and from riser pipe insulation in stairwell A, marked #3.
WHEREAS, the presence of such asbestos-containing material constitutes a public nuisance and
a condition detrimental to health in that members of the public who may be in proximity to such
material may be expcsed to said material.
YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to chapter 22 of the New York City Charter;
Sections 17-113, 17-114, 17-141 through 17-144 and 17-158 of the New York City
Administrative Code; and Section 3.11 of the New York City Health Code, to abate the above
nuisance by removing all damaged fibrous type asbestos-containing material at the above
locations, and all other damaged, deteriorated, and friable asbestos-containing material at
the above premises in compliance with Sections 24-146.1 and 16-117 of the New York City
Administrative Code, and other applicable laws and regulations; and
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