NEW UPDTAE 12/5/05:

Work at the 130 Liberty Street job site is progressing on schedule. As of Friday, the scaffolding has been erected up to the 20th floor, the south hoist has been erected to the 10th floor and the vestibules– areas that workers use to get from the hoist to the building - are complete through the 35th floor.


LMDC Provides Funding For CERT to Cover 130 Liberty St. Area

The LMDC will be providing funding to the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to enhance community emergency preparedness in the area of 130 Liberty Street. OEM will use the money to fund the expansion of the Battery Park City Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The expanded CERT will work throughout the neighborhood to educate the community about the project and provide information on how to respond in the event of an emergency. Working with OEM, the CERT will be recruiting workers and residents in the area of 130 Liberty Street to become members and will provide in-depth training, including first aid and first responder assistance, and information about OEM’s Ready New York program. All CERT volunteers must undergo a 27 hour training course. The CERT will also be prepared to assist first responders in the event of an emergency by identifying residents, especially those with physical impairments or other special needs, assisting with evacuation when necessary, educating and informing the residents of developments, and providing traffic and crowd control.


Safety Drill

As part of our extensive safety protocols, worker safety drills take place on a regular basis. The next evacuation drill will be conducted on December 8th. A handheld radio system is used for the drill so neighboring residents and workers will not hear the drill. Workers will muster within the site. The New York City Fire Department has been notified of this drill.