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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

THE ASSEMBLY I STATE OF NEW YORK ALBANY

Assemblyman ' York, New York 10007 SHELDON SILVER ■Tais^ia-uao 62nd District FAX (212) 312-1425 May 14,2002

Honorable Iris Weinshall Commissioner NYC Department of Transportation 40 Worth Street New York, NY 10013

Dear Commissioner Weinshall:

It is our understanding that the Department of Transportation (DOT) intends this summer to begin a total capital reconstruction project on Greenwich Street south of the World Trade Center site and Cedar Street between Greenwich Street and Trinity Place. It is imperative that DOT’s project be coordinated with the efforts of the US Environmental Agency (EPA) and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to clean the exterior and interior of 125 Cedar Street as well as every other building affected by this project.

125 Cedar Street is a 12-story building with approximately 20 loft-sized residential units. The back of the building is on Liberty Street, directly across the street from the World Trade Center site. When the buildings collapsed on 9/11, the units at 125 Cedar Street were filled with dust and debris. The tenants were evacuated, remain evacuated and cannot return until the building is properly and professionally cleaned. Over the past several months, our offices have worked together with the relevant agencies to ensure that 125 Cedar Street will be properly cleaned.

In addition, 125 Cedar Street shares an air shaft with 114 Liberty Street. This shaft also was filled with debris when the towers collapsed. In order to remove the debris from the shaft, it must be taken through the apartments in the two buildings. It is important, therefore, that the exterior of the buildings be cleaned before the interiors. Otherwise, the cleaned apartments will be re-contaminated.

As you know, last week the EPA and DEP announced their plans to clean the exteriors and interiors of buildings south of Canal Street, river to river. This massive project is scheduled to begin Jime 1. We have asked the agencies to make certain that 125 Cedar and 114 Liberty Street be given top priority in the cleaning schedule as these buildings must be cleaned before the DOT reconstruction project inakes the buildings inaccessible.

Please advise us of your efforts to coordinate your plans with those of EPA and DEP. Thank you for you help on this matter. We look forward to your reply.

Very truly yours,

^^Sheldon Jerrold Nadler Member of Congress MembeiXn the Assembly

SS/JN:ym cc: Honorable Christopher Ward, Commissioner, NYCDEP Honorable Jane M. Kenny, Administrator, EPA Region II

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