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author'ries, environmental testing indicates that air quality satisfies OSHA standards, tenants do not

believe that the air is safe. Some tenants are reporting adverse physical reactions.

?. Noise. There is a great deal of noise emanating from the clean-up efforts, including

noise from trucks. generators, machinery and other equipment. Residents are complaining about the

noise.

3. Retail Stores for bad and other necessities. The only supermarket open for business

is loea-:d in Battery Park City. Many of the food shops, drug stores and other retail businesses

supporting the residential community are closed. Many of those are not likely to reopen.

4. Access. As a result of the loss of subways and street closings, access to the area has

been dramaticaUv impaired- Th presence of members of the National Guard on each corner

movie checkpoints create an atmosphere not unlike that of a police state. Although, in a sense, this

should crcale an aura of security, it instead creates a feeling of insecurity and has become a source

of frusl ration to the remaining residents in the area. It is suggested that once freer access is granted

to resir.i.nts. this issue may be resolved.

Tourists. There are sigrificantnumbers oftourists visiting the neighborhood to view

and ph, 'lograph Ground Zero. Residents are disturbed by the presence of these people.

hanks in large part to the Section 421-g program, prior to September 11th, Downtowr.

Manha tan had established an identity as a residential neighborhood and a "24%7" community. Morn

than 2".000 people lived downtown, and the residential population was continuing to grow. Th

City c: 'trot permit the neighborhood, created in large part at taxpayer expense, to be abandonec.

ineent:. cs must be provided to induce residents to remain in Downtown Manhattan and to induct.

others 1 move into the area. In addition, owners of residential properties must be given some retie'

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