NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
■ N5WYORK
STATE
SENATE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12247
Senator Martin Connor
Minority Leader
25th District
DISTRICT OFFICE
250 Broadway. Suite 2011
New York, New York 10007-2356
1212) 298-5565
FAX 12121 298-5574
May 31, 2002
Commissioner Christopher Ward
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
59-17 Junction Boulevard
Corona, NY 11368
Dear Commissil ard:
lam writing regarding the severe impacts the September 11th terrorist attacks
had on 125 Cedar Street (AKA 120 Liberty Street) in Manhattan in an effort to
ensure that this building is properly and professionally cleaned and repaired so it
may be quickly re-occupied.
As you know, 125 Cedar Street is a 12-story building with approximately 20
loft-sized rent stabilized residential units located directly across the street from
Ground Zero. When the Towers collapsed, this building suffered greatly; the
windows on Liberty Street blew in and the windows on Cedar Street blew out,
more than four feet of debris from the collapse filled the units, dust was
everywhere, water pipes broke, kitchen appliances were badly damaged, clothing
and furniture were destroyed, and debris filled the air shaft between 125 Cedar
Street and Liberty Street. In addition, the tenants, who are artists, lost supplies and
many years of work. They remain evacuated.
It is imperative that the exterior and interior areas of this building be
professionally and properly cleaned before the New York City Department of
Transportation begins its total capital reconstruction of Greenwich Street south of
Liberty and Cedar Streets between Greenwich Street and Trinity Place.
It is now my understanding that New York City Department of Environmental
Protection will begin cleaning the exterior of 125 Cedar Street, including the air
shaft, on June 3rd. Because of the extent of the damage this building sustained, I
hope that it will be the first of the buildings to be cleaned. However, it is
imperative that the scope of work for interior cleaning be developed quickly.
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