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REAL ESTATE BOARD OF NEW YORK

October 3, 2001 5lavaosrmna

Mr. Richard Sheirer Director Mayors Office of Emergency Management 21 South End Avenue New York,. NY 10280

Dear Richard, Battery Park City_ Thank you for your efforts to deal with our Issues concerning that has been made to We appreciate all that you have done and the progress convince the residents that things date. As much as possible, we have to try to have returned to normal.

In that regard, a nudnberof critical issues remain:

1) Access We don't understand why there is a continued need for numerous decisions to checkpoints throughout Battery Park City. We applaud your for open up lower Manhattan East of Broadway and ask that you do the same Battery Park City.

(a) Open up Esplanade. Park City. This will permit residents to travel north and south within Satiety (b) Unlimited Pedestrian Access Permit visitors and deliveries total access without going through any checkpoints. (c) Vehicle Access Permit cabs, black car services and permit residents to bring their cars in and out of Battery Park City.

2) Air Quality negative, Although all tests by Battery Park City, the City and the owners are perception of DEP and Department of Health flyers and staff.have given the danger and have given conflicting directions on how to handle the situation. We need to clarify the procedures and change the message.

3) Procedures for Contractors if we satisfy The procedures continues to change and are overly complex, the access issue, this problem goes away.

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