Paint scraped off of 80 Varick Street as preparation for painting and/or repair.
Chips were tested, and found to have lead paint.
Protocol for exterior lead paint removal:
"Lead paint removal on o/s of building similar to asbestos abatement. Street has to be covered, windows covered, tenants notified, scaffolding if over two stories w/ tarps and containment, if sandblasting FDNY must be notified and as of June 1, 2010 everyone on the cleanup crew must have training and certification from OSHA"
Ah, Ramer & Saperstein, anyone? Is this sh** still going on at 80 Varick? In my building, they also infested a tenant with bedbugs during "rehab" of the unit above him & subsequently infested other tenants as well. The coke heads beneath me have now become meth addicts making crystal meth 12 hours a day for the last 2 years. I've been trying to get NYPD to do something about it for 18 months but they ignore me. Apparently, the reach of R & S extends to the NYPD.
mmedefarge 1 month ago