I found this in my in-box this afternoon. It helps to explain what’s been going on with the asbestos removal near the Carroll Street F & G stations According to Tom Gray, the final air monitoring results were below the NY State acceptale clearance levels. No more work is expected in the "foreseeable future."
In regards to Councilmember de Blasio’s inquiries about the asbestos
removal work that occurred this past weekend (March 1) near the Carroll
Street F G station, please be aware that this was a NYC Transit asbestos
removal project in three manholes along the F line south of the Carroll
Street Station to facilitate battery and control cable replacement. The
contractor was removing cable insulation, duct sleeves, duct seals and
debris. The work started at midnight on Friday night and was completed
at 7:15 pm on Saturday evening. The air monitoring consultant for the
abatement project was on site at all times, and NYC Transit had asbestos
monitoring personnel on site during the project. The final air
monitoring results were below the NY State acceptable clearance level of
0.01 fibers/cc.The only asbestos-related complaint was an alleged open dumpster at
street level. The dumpster was checked by the NYC Transit
representative, the contractor and the consultant and it was found to be
closed. The NYC Department of Environmental Protection visited the site
at 4:00 PM on Saturday, inspected the dumpster and noted no problems.This project was finished on Saturday, March 1 and we will not be
returning to the area for any similar work in the foreseeable future.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to
contact me via e-mail or telephone.Tom Gray
District Director
City Council Member Bill de Blasio
(718) 854-9791
(718) 854-1146 Fax
Does anyone know if the trees on Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue and other nearby streets that were destroyed by the tornado last August will be replanted? I have made inquiries to Councilmember DeBlasio’s office and filled out forms they supplied me to be filed with the Department of Forestry. I have not heard the status. Thank you.
Explanation is much appreciated and would request Mr. Gray and other concerned authorities to send an alert in advance to the district residents rather than during, whether suspicions of the presence of asbestos are confirmed or not.. It is not a question of safety as much as it a question of a right to knowledge and awareness of matters that may or may not directly affect the citizens.