Residents living near Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal will be able to find out within weeks if their building is contaminated with cancer-causing vapors — but only if they can talk their landl…
will be able to find out within weeks if their building is contaminated with cancer-causing vapors — but only if they can talk their landlord into letting the state come on their property and do tests, The Post has learned.
“And you’re having a hard time with that conversation, please let us know, and we will do more outreach to your landlord.” While TCE vapors were found in a main reception area at PS 32 on the east side of the canal, the DEC said those levels were not serious enough to require remediation. “We’re a tenant and our building hasn’t been tested and we’re just trying to figure out what we can do,” she said.
“We’re kind of in this awkward position of not being able to — we want them to test, apparently as tenants we’re supposed to kind of pressure them, but we can’t sacrifice our relationships,” she added.
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