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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

tremendous. It was like an "I'm ust so cad to be back home. The force of the blast was eart:_ uake." said she's "thrilled to Mary .-:Lerickx,, who returned to her 11th-floor apartment Dec. 28, be book." unbelievable." "Afte-t all we're been through, it's terrific to be home," she said. "It's New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com their Back at home c:: Cedar St. [NL][NL]Friday, January 3rd, 2003 [NL][NL]Chased from homes by a storm of World Trade Center debris, the tenants of the closest apartment building to Ground Zero were kept out for 15 months by a blizzard of bureaucratic bunging. [PA-cT.]Their wait finally has ended. [PARA]In recent weeks, anxious and optimistic tenants of 125 Cedar St. received permission to return to the 12-story building on the southern perimeter of the Trade Center site. Five of the building's 23 families have returned. All are expected to move back within the next month. [PARA]"This has been our korne for 22 years," said Ed Serrapede, 58. "It's not like the normal building in New York city. We know everyone here." [PARA]The building was one of the first in the Finar -ial District to be converted from offices into apartments. The tenants, who have rent-otabilized apartments, did the work themselves. [PARA]Yesterday, many of them gathe_ed in a dusty loft to thank the person they credit with getting them back home: Assenoly Speaker Sheldon Silver. [PARA]Last year, Silver (D-Manhattan) pulled the builcing's management, utility companies and representatives of various city, state and federal agenc=es into one room to resolve the problems keeping the building closed. [PARA] Electoicity was restored, insurance claims were completed and the building was cleaned by the -ty Department of Environmental Protection. [PARA]For his help, Silver was named an honor_.ry tenant, prompting him to joke, "As long as you keep the refrigerator stocked and I ge- the remote when I'm here, we'll get along fine." [PARA]Greg Gittrich

Brad air Federal Recovery Officer FEMA 1YC WTC :---deral Recovery Office (646 746-188 (917 342-794 (cell)

---- ..riginal i,?essage----- From Hart, Dorid Sent. Tuesday, December 17, 2002 4:29 PM To: Hair, Bead Subj o.:a.: R- : 408a vs 408b

Hi Bead, 114 =berty S.- has a few folks waiting to get back in that are on our roles. Some have insur:-.nce and some had businesses there. I have been unable to ascertain whether EPA has this on their _ist or not, conclusively. ** = -ases than need your attention. This :..s what - have so far: **Sty:jen Abra:roon - PII _ - last recert for rental assistance was 9/11/02. $47,399.04 to dc..:e. States it may be another 9 months before they can re-occupy. Giuseppe Agosr_no - ~._._. .P1! -._._.-._.- This was a business address for this applicant. App lived in W}._testone. We paid 8 months MRA back in April 2002 and have not heard back. No actic-, needed on this one. Nayar. Contractor App has been paid 16 months ($31, 608) of MRA on her home in NJ. -iberty In was a business address for her. We will deal with her on the MRA side of thin _ . No f•.:rther action needed on this app. Same as above. Business at 114 Liberty, relocated after event. Rosa lorujo -1--------------------------------- $2400 MRA good'through Octber 2002. Never heard back on recert. No further action needeu. **Janes Fernandez - PII - Paid rental assistance after insurance ALE ran out. $4800 per month x 3 =onths_=_ 14,400, good through December 2002. Sonia. Kashuk - PII App was made ineligible due to insurance coverage. No contact from :.pp in o . r_. 1_._.year.._._._No action needed. **St en Kerr PII F An inspection was attempted in September 2002. No contact. He a o.arently :.ad insurance that has expired. I have made a contact with the app and wait_r.g to hear back from him to get an inspection performed. There still may be insuo._:nce isst.es, but I have put this on your list to address with EPA.

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