LMDC to Begin Deconstruction of Deutsche Bank
New York, NY —
The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation says it will start taking down the Deutsche Bank building this summer. It promises the deconstruction will be safe, but many worry contaminants like asbestos will be released.
Meanwhile, thanks to the persistence of some lower Manhattan residents a separate building with some potentially significant environmental issues will NOT be torn down this week. WNYC's Bob Hennely reports.
REPORTER: The residents of 125 Cedar Street, keep a close watch on their block near the World Trade Center. So when they saw scaffolding and fencing go up around a three story commercial building on Greenwich Street they called their Congressman Jerald Nadler.
His office learned the Department of Buildings had granted a demolition permit. But, that was rescinded when the Department of Environmentral Protection said it wanted a closer look for asbestos and potential contimination from 9/11.
The citizens follow through produced another dividend. The DEP passed on a list of 53 other building in and around that neighborhod that need special handling because of their proximity to Ground Zero.
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