ALERT!
Enormous Development ProjectsMajor Construction Impacts on the Community!
In 2005 and 2006, there will be an enormous amount of development underway in a small area - 59th to 62nd Street, West End Avenue to Amsterdam Avenue. (See pages 2, 3 and 4 ).
The issues of safety and health during demolition/construction are of paramount importance. There is a critical need for monthly meetings at which residents affected by the construction can have their concerns addressed.
The affected residents need to know:
- How will each company implement its planned demolition/ construction?
- Where appropriate, what is the plan for asbestos removal on a site?
- How will each company protect the safety of nearby residents and school children during demolition/construction?
- How will the construction affect the traffic flow?
- How will the trucks containing construction material enter and exit the sites?
- How will the community be able to prevent the obstruction of sidewalks and streets?
We strongly urge Community Board 7 (CB7) to once again create a "Construction Oversight Task Force". The Task Force would hold monthly meetings in which the construction company representatives, plus representatives from the 20th Police Precinct, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Buildings would address issues raised by the affected residents.
CB7's Riverside South Task Force, which met during the construction of five of the Riverside South buildings, was very helpful to residents.
Please call CB7 at 212-603-3080 and request the immediate establishment of the Task Force or send an e-mail to: office@cb7.org or write to CB7 at 1865 Broadway (4th fl.), New York, NY 10023.
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