1 For Immediate Release: September 18, 2018 CONTACT: Brandon Kielbasa, (212) 228-8210, [email protected]Pictures of Lower East Side Tenants Tell a Story of Lead Contamination Tenants call on the City to enforce Local Law One to its fullest extent and protect them from lead dust during renovations New York, NY - Tenants from the Lead Dust Free NYC (LDFNYC) coalition are releasing a series of photos showing the faces of lead dust contamination. As elected officials focus more on the issue of lead in NYC housing, LDFNYC urges them to crack down on landlords who contaminate buildings with lead during construction. Lead contamination arising from unchecked construction dust has hit Lower East Side (LES) tenants hard over the last five years. Landlords like Samy Mahfar, Steve Croman, Raphael Toledano, and Icon Realty have all exposed tenants to lead through this form of contamination (attached NYC Dept. of Health lead reports prove the tenants’ claims). In response, LES tenants have formed this campaign and assembled these photos of themselves to highlight the extreme lead exposure they have faced through construction dust in their buildings. City Council has taken up new legislation regarding lead and will be holding a joint oversight and legislative hearing on September 27th at 10 a.m. While tenants applaud new legislative efforts to stop lead poisoning, they want to also bring attention to the lax enforcement of existing laws. NYC’s predominant lead law is Local Law One of 2004. It was enacted fourteen years ago and many aspects of the law, which would help protect tenants from lead laden construction dust, are simply not being enforced. “We have had multiple lead violations at 514 East 12th St. The last violation placed found lead dust at four times the EPA standard. I do not believe Local Law One is enforced. I had to call city agencies continually to get the dust tested and the landlord to follow the proper Local Law One protocol. Since I was exposed to lead dust, I have suffered from a number of health issues and have heard my neighbors allege the same problems. More needs to be done to enforce the law and collect fines or put a lien on properties when tenants have to live with reckless construction,” said Holly Slayton, a long-time Lower East Side tenant whose doctor advised her and her daughter to wear face masks in their own home during renovations in their building.
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Signs state the building address, the date of DOHMH lead test, and the highest level found in the building on this date. Tenants with each sign live in the respective building.
Pictures of Lower East Side tenants tell
a story of lead contamination
Prepared by the Cooper Square Committee, 61 East 4th Street, NY, NY 10003
Miron Apfeldorfer, Laboratory Manageror other approved signatory
Test Report ChmSnglePrm/nQC-7.32.3 Printed: 3/9/2015 11:21:40 AM
Reporting limit is 10 ug/wipe. The QC data associated with these sample results included in this report meet the method quality control requirements, unless specifically indicated otherwise. Unless noted, results in this report are not blank corrected . This report relates only to the samples reported above and may not be reproduced, except in full, without written approval by EMSL. EMSL bears no responsibility for sample collection activities.
* slight modifications to methods applied Samples received in good condition unless otherwise noted. Quality Control Data associated with this sample set is within acceptable limits, unless otherwise notedSamples analyzed by EMSL Analytical, Inc. New York, NY AIHA-LAP, LLC--ELLAP Accredited #102581, NYS ELAP 11506
Miron Apfeldorfer, Laboratory Manageror other approved signatory
Test Report ChmSnglePrm/nQC-7.32.3 Printed: 3/9/2015 11:21:40 AM
Reporting limit is 10 ug/wipe. The QC data associated with these sample results included in this report meet the method quality control requirements, unless specifically indicated otherwise. Unless noted, results in this report are not blank corrected . This report relates only to the samples reported above and may not be reproduced, except in full, without written approval by EMSL. EMSL bears no responsibility for sample collection activities.
* slight modifications to methods applied Samples received in good condition unless otherwise noted. Quality Control Data associated with this sample set is within acceptable limits, unless otherwise notedSamples analyzed by EMSL Analytical, Inc. New York, NY AIHA-LAP, LLC--ELLAP Accredited #102581, NYS ELAP 11506
Miron Apfeldorfer, Laboratory Manageror other approved signatory
Test Report ChmSnglePrm/nQC-7.32.3 Printed: 3/16/2016 8:57:21 AM
Reporting limit is 10 ug/wipe. The QC data associated with these sample results included in this report meet the method quality control requirements, unless specifically indicated otherwise. Unless noted, results in this report are not blank corrected . This report relates only to the samples reported above and may not be reproduced, except in full, without written approval by EMSL. EMSL bears no responsibility for sample collection activities.
* slight modifications to methods applied Samples received in good condition unless otherwise noted. Quality Control Data associated with this sample set is within acceptable limits, unless otherwise notedSamples analyzed by EMSL Analytical, Inc. New York, NY AIHA-LAP, LLC--ELLAP Accredited #102581, NYS ELAP 11506
Miron Apfeldorfer, Laboratory Manageror other approved signatory
Test Report ChmSnglePrm/nQC-7.32.3 Printed: 6/2/2017 10:59:39 AM
*Analysis following Lead in Dust by EMSL SOP/Determination of Environmental Lead by FLAA. Reporting limit is 10 ug/wipe. Ug/wipe = ug/ft2 x area sampled in ft2. Unless noted, results in this report are not blank corrected. This report relates only to the samples reported above and may not be reproduced, except in full, without written approval by EMSL. EMSL bears no responsibility for sample collection activities (such as volume sampled) or analytical method limitations. Samples received in good condition unless otherwise noted. The lab is not responsible for data reported in ug/ft2 which is dependent upon the area provided by non-lab pesonnel. The test results contained within this report meet the requirements of NELAC unless otherwise noted. "<" (less than) result signifies the analyte was not detected at or above the warning limit. Measurement of uncertainty is available upon request. The QC data associated with the sample results included in this report meet the recovery and precision requirements unless specifically indicated otherwise. Definitions of modifications are available upon request.Samples analyzed by EMSL Analytical, Inc. New York, NY AIHA-LAP, LLC--ELLAP Acc. #102581, NYS ELAP 11506
Miron Apfeldorfer, Laboratory Manageror other approved signatory
Test Report ChmSnglePrm/nQC-7.32.3 Printed: 6/2/2017 10:59:39 AM
*Analysis following Lead in Dust by EMSL SOP/Determination of Environmental Lead by FLAA. Reporting limit is 10 ug/wipe. Ug/wipe = ug/ft2 x area sampled in ft2. Unless noted, results in this report are not blank corrected. This report relates only to the samples reported above and may not be reproduced, except in full, without written approval by EMSL. EMSL bears no responsibility for sample collection activities (such as volume sampled) or analytical method limitations. Samples received in good condition unless otherwise noted. The lab is not responsible for data reported in ug/ft2 which is dependent upon the area provided by non-lab pesonnel. The test results contained within this report meet the requirements of NELAC unless otherwise noted. "<" (less than) result signifies the analyte was not detected at or above the warning limit. Measurement of uncertainty is available upon request. The QC data associated with the sample results included in this report meet the recovery and precision requirements unless specifically indicated otherwise. Definitions of modifications are available upon request.Samples analyzed by EMSL Analytical, Inc. New York, NY AIHA-LAP, LLC--ELLAP Acc. #102581, NYS ELAP 11506
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ANALYTICAL REPORT
Client’s Name:
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Project Address: 514 East 12 Street
Apt/Boro: CMN/1 Child Id: N/A LASU #: L2016-0196 Lab ID: LW1117090 Date of Report: 11/10/2017
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Client: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Report No: LW1117090Collected by: Client Date Sampled: 11/5/2017Technician: R. Abramson Date Received: 11/9/2017Child ID: N/A Date Analyzed: 11/9/2017LASU #: L2016-0196 Report Date: 11/10/2017Address: 514 East 12 StreetApt/Boro: CMN/1
Client ID # Lab ID # Floor Location/Description Area Sampled (Inches) Lead (µg/ft²)
110517-1618-001 LW1117090-1 1st Floor Public Hallway from Building Vestibule - Floor - No Window - Ceramic 12x12 11
110517-1618-002 LW1117090-2 Stairs from 1st to 2nd Floor Public Hallway - Tread - Ceramic (Half Landing Present) 15x10 169
110517-1618-003 LW1117090-3 Stairs from 1st to 2nd Floor Public Hallway - Window Sill - Painted Wood 12x5 26
110517-1618-004 LW1117090-4 2nd Floor Public Hallway from Stairs - Floor - No Window - Ceramic 12x12 33
110517-1618-005 LW1117090-5 Stairs from 2nd to 3rd Floor Public Hallway - Tread - Ceramic (Half Landing Present) 15x10 105
110517-1618-006 LW1117090-6 Stairs from 2nd to 3rd Floor Public Hallway - Window Sill - Painted Wood 12x5 44
110517-1618-007 LW1117090-7 3rd Floor Public Hallway from Stairs - Floor - No Window - Ceramic 12x12 17
110517-1618-008 LW1117090-8 Stairs from 3rd to 4th Floor Public Hallway - Tread - Ceramic (Half Landing Present) 15x10 127
110517-1618-009 LW1117090-9 Stairs from 3rd to 4th Floor Public Hallway - Window Sill - Painted Wood 12x5 30
110517-1618-010 LW1117090-10 4th Floor Public Hallway from Stairs - Floor - No Window - Ceramic 12x12 20