NYC DOH hotline Q&A on building cleaning and HVAC maintenance,

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

We have an update on the parks and regular communication with the Parks Dept. We will have a separate answer sheet for questions related to parks.

• Is soil in parks and playgrounds tested for asbestos and other toxic substances?

Refer to Parks update above. Soil is not being tested. Per DPR, they hired a private contractor to test for asbestos and other contaminants and the results were negligible. The parks tested were Battery Park. City Hall Park, Bowling Green Park, Pearl Street Park and Washington Market Park ( This last park had the sand in the sand box replaced.) The contact person is the Manhattan Chief of Operations, (212) 408-0212.

C. Debris Removal

• Trucks not always wetting down and putting tarps over debris, whom should they call to complain?

The Health Department enforces this. Take to complaint and pass on to the appropriate person at DOH.

• Why can’t the material (debris) on the trucks be containerized?

Ask DDC to comment on this one. (OEM to f/u with DDC)

D. Barge

• Noise complaints: banging from the barge is keeping people awake at night, who should they call to complain?

This is enforced by DEP. Current practice has been to have person call 1-718- DEP-HELP and tell the operator that the noise is coming from the barge at West and Harrison St. and that the supervisor on call should be notified immediately

• Dust: Debris is being dispersed through the air from the work at the barge. DDC enforces dust suppression procedures at Pier 25. However, DOH keeps a close watch over the Pier 25 operation. DOH Public Health Sanitarians are on-site and observe the operation daily. In addition, the air is continuously monitored and a tremendous amount of data, along with our visual observations, indicates that dust is not migrating from Pier 25 to the school.

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