DEP fax cover sheet to Commissioner, Sept 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document US/"' Aug 1200004:5? P.04

~~ 1 I * 'flic Red Zone is the fenced in area from Murray St, (on the north) to P.ec’or (on the .south), and from the Hudson River to Broadway.'West St, bettveen Chambers and Murray is still frozen. Note: Battery Park City is not part of the Red Zone, as pedestrians and businesses mav enter with identification. I Ail other agencies will provide lists of pcisoxnei that need access to OEM credential inn officer who will appros'e it and fix it to the credentialing checkpoint at West and Chambers. Note: Some agencies may be issued bulk credential.? (e.g. 'The FDNA’ .staging officer at Chelsea Piers) so that they can expedite tJjC entry of critical employees. Those agencies will he responsible for accotuning for those credentials.

The checkpoint at West and Cana! will be in radio cuntac: with the following areas to let vehicles seeking credentials through.

The only access to the Red Zone (pedesuiar: o:’ vehicular) will be at ths foUowhig locations; ♦ West St. and Chambers St. (for pedestrian and vehicle access) • Church St. and Chambers St. (for pedestrian and veliicle a-ccess) ♦ Murray St. and Eiroadway (for vehicle access'Oiily) • Trinity St. ttnd Rector St. (for vehicle access only) • West and Rector (for pedestrian and vehicle access)

Vehicles Private vehicles are jtot permitted in the zone. Properly credentialed agency personnel with oimcia! e.gency vehicles may be permitted to enter, pending traffic conditions.

BatterA' ParkCity

Resident? at Batter-’ Fark City may enter witii two forms of identification.

• BPC North residents should enter at Chambers and West and walk down the font path ♦ BPC South .resident.? should enter at Battery Park Pl and West.

Special Needs

Any marked Aecs.ss-A-Ride (MTA’s paratransit division} aad'or marked prix'ate antbulette van, or .sedan will be permitted to enter any areas open to pedestrian re-entry even if private vehicular traffic, is still restricted. These vehicle.? are transporting persons with disabilities lo.-'frotn locations open to them .as members of the public. .Home Care AUendgnts, Home Health Aids, and Visiting Nurses with clients in the re-entry am? are perniitted to enter but may be asked for two forms of icenUfications (one personal photo ID and agency ID).

Exeniptions

The following exemptions should be noted;

• Employees of the Mercantile Exchange, Merrill Lynch and Brookfield Properties tnay enter Battery Park City North with residents and be. pennilted to waik down the footpath. • At the present time, Merrill Lynch employee,? may only enter 4WrC and net 2WFC.. ♦ Brookfield employees also may enter'at the Battery Park Flace'We.st Street entrance to access 4 World. Financial Center. • Employee.? of Soloman Smith Barney and Citibank will be penmtted to access Satiety Park City North so tliat they ca^ access the NY Waterways Terry, ■'^^dl}tsd by/ I

Jopnpaentnatt, Ftrst Deputy Director Se^mber 27, 2001

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