310 GREENWICH STREET Block: 142 Lot: 25 BIN: 1083239 40 Harrison Street/Independence Plaza

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included in the apartment cleanup. (We have reports from many tenants that when they p remove their washable filters from the airconditioners, they are loaded with almost fur- like dust which accumulates in a mere week of use.) * The Independence Plaza North complex includes three towers, adjoining townhouse apartments, a public school and commercial spaces. P.S. 150 is housed in the plaza area between 310 Greenwich Street and Harrison Street. Additionally, a large supermarket, The Food Emporium, is on Greenwich Street, approximately at Duane Street. There is a small business alongside the entrance to 310 Greenwich Street. There are many garages on Greenwich Street and Harrison Street, within the IPN buildings. On Greenwich Street between Harrison and N. Moore, there are three commercial spaces serving food; a dog daycare center; a dry cleaner, nail salon and photo shop. To our knowledge, none of these spaces have had proper cleaning. We are especially worried about the commercial spaces dealing with food. We were told that The Food Emporium passed a Department of Health test before it re-opened, but as far as we know, the space was not tested for environmental hazards resulting from the 9/11 attack. Because the smoke and debris from the attack completely surrounded 310 Greenwich Street, there is a very possible contamination situation in the very place that most Tribeca residents do their food shopping.

What can the EPA do to assure that proper cleanup is done in all of these businesses, in case the businesses do not show an interest in cooperating with the full building cleanup?

Will the EPA coordinate cleanup of P.S. 150 with the full-building cleanup?

Until last month, the Montessori School was renting space in the basement of 40 Harrison Street. There is a pool on that level. We heard from an employee of the Montessori School, before it closed, that there was a mold problem in the pool area. We would like this situation assessed and abated during the full building cleanup as well.

At the first EPA-9/11 Environmental Action Coalition meeting, the EPA informed everyone that mailings to residents in Lower Manhattan, and an advertising campaign, would commence shortly after the hot line number was made available to the public. To date, the tenants of IPN have not received any mailings from the EPA educating them and suggesting that they call for an individual apartment cleanup. Nor have we seen any advertising posted at bus-stops or phone booths, as stated at that meeting. When is this to begin? It is urgent that the residents immediately begin to receive full and frank information about the possible dangers they face, in order to help them make the best decisions to protect their health.

We also think that it makes no sense to set a deadline for cleanup requests, as EPA

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