NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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/ Ths Red Zone is the fenced in area from Chambers (oa the north ) to Rector (on the south), and from the Hudson River to
/ Broadway.
All other agencies will provide lists of personnel that need access to the arsa will supply a list to OEM credentialing
cfficer who will approve it and fax it to the credentialmg checkpoint at West and Chambers.
Note: Some agencies may be issued bulk credentials (e^g. The FDNY staging officer at Chelsea Piers) so that they can
B.vpedne the entry of critical employees. Those agencies will be responsible for accounting for those credentials.
The checkpoint at West and Canal win be in radio contact with the following areas to let vehicles seeking credentials
through.
The only access to the area to the area (pedestrian or vehicular will be at the following locations;
» West St. and Chambers St. (for pedestrian and vehicle access)
• Church St. and Chambers St. (for pedestrian and vehicle access)
• Murray St. and Broadway (for vehicle access only)
• Trinity St. and Rector St. (for vehicle access only)
• West and Rector (for pedestrian and vehicle access)
Vehicles
Private vehicles are not pennitted in the zone. Properly credentialed agency personnel with official agency vehicles may
be permitted to enter, pending traffic conditions.
Battery Park Qty
Residents at Battery Park City may enter with two fonns of idem:ification.
• BPC North residents should enter at Chambers and West and walk down the foot path
• BPC South residents should enter at Battery Park Pl and West.
Special Needs
Any marked Access-A-Ride (MTa’s paratransit division) and/or marked private ambulette van or sedan will be pennitted
to enter any areas open to pedestrian re-gntry even if private vehicular traffic is still restricted. These vehicles are
transporting persons with disabilities to/from locations open to them as members of the public.
Home Care Attendants, Home Health Aids, and Visiting Nurses with clients in the re-entry areas are permitted to enter but
may be asked for two forms of identifications (one personal photo ID and agency ID),
ExemMioM
The following exemptions should be noted;
» Employees of the Mercantile E-xchange, Merrill Lynch and Brookfield Properties may enter Battery Park City
North with residents and be permitted to walk down the footpath (Brookfield will have personnel at the Chambers
and West entrance to ensure that only authorized personnel enter the scene.)
« Brookfield employees also may enter at the Battery Park Place/West Street entrance to access 4 Worid Financial
Center.
• Brookfiied
Validated by
.fohn Oderman, First Deputy Director
September 21,2001
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