114 Liberty cleanup completion target, March 31, February 2003

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

-- ^-.-Original Message---- From: Harper, Mark Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 8:50 AM To: Van de Water, Barbara; Pojanowski, Bryan Cc: Phillips, Gloria Subject: FW: 408a vs 408b - 114 Liberty and 125 Cedar

FYI ---- Original Message---- From: Gair, Brad Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 7:11 AM To: Hart, David; Melnick, Walter Cc: Harper, Mark; McIntyre, James; Zensinger, Larry; Dannels, Donna Subject: RE: 408a vs 408b - 114 Liberty-and 125 Cedar

Dave, Based upon the newspaper articles below. we should be able to clear all of the residents of 125 Cedar from our Temporary Housing program(s). Please check on this. Walter, Please contact NYC DEP and/or EPA and find out how quickly 114 Liberty will be cleared and ready for re-occupancy. Thank you. New York Post January 3, 2003

HOME SWEET HOME By ADAM MILLER

BACK WHERE THEY BELONG: [NLJAndy Jurinko and wife Pat Moore are thrilled to be living in their apartment again after their building at 125 Cedar St. was decimated by the Sept. 11 attacks. [NL]N.Y, Post: Michael Norcia January 3, 2003 — Nearly 16 months after the Sept. 11 attacks, the displaced residents of 125 Cedar St. - the closest apartments to the Twin Towers - are finally back in their homes. And the 39 tenants of the charming, century-old 12-story building that stands 300 feet from Ground Zero couldn't have been more ecstatic yesterday about finally reclaiming their beloved loft apartments. Andy Jurinko and his wife, Pat Moore, were in their third-floor apartment when the two hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center. The tower collapse blew out 15 windows in their apartment and left chunks of debris - including parts of one of the planes and a blasted-out computer monitor - along with mounds of dirt and dust. "It feels wonderful and exciting to be back in our home," said Jurinko, 63, a painter. "It is such a relief. We've been through so much. Our loft was like a minefield of glass, rocks, debris and dust. It was like a war zone." Moore, a fashion designer, added: "It's fabulous to be back home. We've waited a long time for this day. It's amazing. We're just so grateful because we didn't know if we'd ever be allowed back." Mark Scherzee, 51, a resident of the building since 1978, moved back into his penthouse apartment last week. "It's great to be back because it feels like the end of uncertainty," said Scherzee, a lawyer. "I feel so relieved. But there's still a lot of cleaning to do." The grateful tenants yesterday made state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) an "honorary resident" for his work fighting to ensure the building will remain standing regardless what is built on Ground Zero. At a press conference yesterday. Silver said the residents would be the "pillars of building a new community in downtown New York." Many of the tenants, including Jurinko, were the original pioneers who took the once- derelict office building and turned it into a residential jewel with large lofts and low rents 25 years ago. "This is a dream come true," said Gail Langsner, who moved back into her apartment Dec. 15. 3

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