Bell Park Gardens asbestos uncovered

From Queens Tribune Blog:

"Fabio Morales only took a few seconds to find the debris he was looking for. He photographed the crumbling, ashy gray material, bagged it and held it up before a Queens Tribune reporter."

Asbestos problems continue at Bell Park Gardens

From the Queens Tribune:

Huddled in the crawl space under one of Bell Park Garden’s units, Fabio Morales only took a few seconds to find the debris he was looking for. He photographed the crumbling, ashy gray material, bagged it and held it up before a Queens Tribune reporter.

“I’m positive this is asbestos,” Morales said. “If you test it, you’ll see.”

He turned the reporter’s attention to two heating pipes running the length of the ceiling, one with new white insulation, the other in crumbling disarray.

“They were supposed to put the new insulation on both pipes, but as you can see…” he said. “This is the situation going on all over the place.”

Bell Park Gardens’ board and property manager responded with assurances everything was up to par.

Previously: Asbestos mess at Bell Park Gardens?

Asbestos mess at Bell Park Gardens?

"Great job on your website. I thought you would appreciate this tidbit of information. Bell Park Gardens is an 800-family co-op located in Queens. An ongoing battle between the Board of Directors and the shareholders of this co-op has made the local papers, as mentioned below.

This looks like another case of Queens craptasticness.

Some information on this subject can be found here: Local 78.

More information can be found in the in the Queens Tribune... Vol.37, No.11, March 15-21, 2007. The Tribune article details the fight between shareholders and the Board of Directors involving the asbestos mess. After the Board of Directors refused a petition by the shareholders to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the asbestos, they hired a father and son contractor team (according to local 78) to do the work. I hope this is not another Parkway Village disaster!!!

Thanks.

Keep up the great work." - anonymous