NYCHA says it has removed asbestos found during repair work at Marcy Houses in Brooklyn, according to a statement reported by Gothamist on October 30.
The finding surfaced during the same emergency effort that followed a steam line break at the Bedford-Stuyvesant development, which The RFI Wire covered last week when the break knocked out heat in all nine buildings on the 1,724-unit campus. NYCHA has not released a contractor name, a remediation cost, or the specific buildings where asbestos was found, and did not immediately detail what the abatement work involved beyond saying it is complete.
Asbestos abatement on NYCHA properties is its own regulated trade lane: DEP requires a licensed abatement contractor, a filed variance, and air monitoring before and after the work, on top of whatever repair crew is already on site for the steam fix. A heat emergency that turns into an asbestos job changes the insurance and licensing requirements for anyone NYCHA calls in — a plumbing or steam sub isn't qualified to touch the material once it's flagged, and the authority has to bring in a separate DEP-licensed abatement firm regardless of how fast it wants heat restored.
NYCHA has about 1,724 apartments at Marcy Houses across nine buildings. The authority's public capital tracker and procurement portal do not yet list a posted abatement contract tied to this finding, and Gothamist reported NYCHA has not said whether residents were relocated during the work.
First reported by Gothamist.