Asbestos Fury
City Too Cheap To Save Schoolkids: DOE Vet
Source: NY Post
John Kielbasa, a pipefitter with twenty-one years of experience in the Department of Education, alleges that even though he discovered loose asbestos in at least seven public schools and one DOE office, the Department won't remove the cancer-causing agent because of cost issues. When DOE spokeswoman Marge Feinberg insisted that the city's schools were safe, Mr. Keilbasa and his attorney, Peter Gleason, hired a lab to collect samples and conduct a site analysis of the areas Mr. Keilbasa identified as contaminated. According to Mr. Kielbasa, the lab confirmed the presence of asbestos at each location.
The site locations where the asbestos was allegedly found:
John Kielbasa, a pipefitter with twenty-one years of experience in the Department of Education, alleges that even though he discovered loose asbestos in at least seven public schools and one DOE office, the Department won't remove the cancer-causing agent because of cost issues. When DOE spokeswoman Marge Feinberg insisted that the city's schools were safe, Mr. Keilbasa and his attorney, Peter Gleason, hired a lab to collect samples and conduct a site analysis of the areas Mr. Keilbasa identified as contaminated. According to Mr. Kielbasa, the lab confirmed the presence of asbestos at each location.
The site locations where the asbestos was allegedly found:
- PS 102, 315 E. 113th St. in Manhattan
- PS 72, 131 E. 104th St, in Manhattan
- PS 18, 502 Morris Ave. in The Bronx
- Manhattan Center HS, 116th Street and Pleasant Avenue in Manhattan
- Park East HS, 230 E. 105th St. in Manhattan
- Samuel Gompers HS, 455 Southern Blvd. in The Bronx
- South Bronx HS, 701 St. Ann's Ave
- The Division of School Facilities' headquarters, Vernon Boulevard in Queens
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