NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Commissioner WTC Update for 9/28-29
Battery Park City
South Battery Park areas are still in the cleanup stage. These areas include various
streets and sidewalks, parking lots, ball fields and the promenade. Scheduled to begin
early morning on 9/29/01 on list provided by Battery Park City.
North Battery Park City work is scheduled for Monday to begin cleaning the playground
area. This includes removal of sand from a large area. The work was delayed at the
request of the Battery Park Conservancy so that they could have new sand to replace the
sand we remove. Playground area was still not secured and we continue to recommend
J* that it be cleaned up immediately. Currently, it is scheduled to begin on Monday night at
there insistence.
Cleanup also continues on the north cove area near the marina.
Completed inspections of roof tops of buildings. Cleanup work will entail extensive
rigging and use of vac trucks. Discussed plan of action and whether this is something we
want to undertake with EPA. Timeframe to complete will be extensive. Still waiting for
EPA decision.
375 South end ave
Lefrak building
Courtyard cleanup complete. Work on facade of gateway plaza tower(600) continues
into Saturday. Residents should not be allowed in without protection until facade debri is
removed from gateway tower. Lefrak was also notified that garage facade and inside
areas must be cleaned otherwise they will spread contamination in the immediate area..
DOH allowed residents to obtain items from there apartments last night as long as they
wore respiratory protection and took special precautions. Air monitoring results for
courtyard area passed clearance. However, areas on south end ave north of Albany st did
not pass. Therefore residents of 375 south end ave and other buildings in the complex
can only enter through the rear courtyard via the promenade.
4 Financial Center
Inspection of building revealed contamination of lobby areas, resturant and several bars.
Some windows blown out on facade facing south. Will put outside areas on list for
cleanup as priority. Building owner responsible for inside all inside areas facade and roof
top.
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