"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."
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What a shame that Mr. Morales couldn’t rely on the Board of Directors of that co-op he lives in. In order to protect his family and his neighbors from what might be a deadly asbestos contamination he has to count on the newspapers and local blogs like this. Apparently a large number of families in Bell Park Gardens have found it necessary to contact the Tribune in order to complain about the asbestos (as reported in the Tribune Blog).
As for the people contacting the Queens Tribune to say what a great job they did in removing the asbestos, it sounds like supporters of the Board of Directors, perhaps people who are more concerned about who gets elected to the Board than the safety of their neighbors. These are the same people who will without a doubt start a smear campaign about Mr. Morales to ruin his credibility. NYC Politics 101. Lucky for Mr. Morales and the rest of the families living in Bell Park Gardens that Blogs like the great Queens Crapper exist. Thanks again Queens Crapper!
We can only hope this isn’t another case of fraud and corruption involving millions of dollars of other peoples money a corrupt Board and another Queens’s contractor. We wish the homeowners of Bell Park Gardens good luck, we give you are support and prayers and want to finish by saying we need more people like you in our community.
Explain to me why this is such a big deal. The asbestos is covered with a wrapping. If you don't monkey around with it, leave it like it is - undisturbed - what's the problem?
I am an insulator and I can tell you that the " oranage stuff" is not fiberglass. In my opinion it is asbestos. Any pipes insulated after 1980 were not insulated with asbestos. Fiberglass is used for insulation and the inside color is yellow and on the out side it has a white jacket. Look at the pipe right beside it. From the picture, it looks to me like, burns marks from from the work that was done on the pipes next to it, combined with water damage. My mom has abestos on her pipes in her basement, instead of having them removed, I encapsolated them. Unless you disturb the asbestos and make it airborne, they are no threat. But encapsolating them is cheaper than totally removing them.
Anonymous, would you please explain what "encapsulating" entails? Can a homeowner do this himself? Isn't the wrapping seen around the asbestos here in this photo already encapsulated by the binding surrounding it? Does one have to rewrap it again? Do you spray it? Polyurethane it? If so, with what?
Bell Park Gardens co-op homeowners have had problems with the Board of Directors and the Property Manager from the very beginning regarding this asbestos. As evidenced here by this earlier article from the Queens Tribune http://www.queenstribune.com/news/1174160783.html Back than they told the residents it would be two million. How did the price go from two million to three million dollars? The above Queens Tribune article describes that the residents of Bell Park Gardens were very concerned in how the Board and Property Manager had been handling the asbestos. Looks like they have very good reason to be concerned.
George the atheiest says its no big deal. Why should I pay an assesment for some shoddy work that was done in my development. Its time for a new property manager and a board of directors who stands up for their community.
What a bunch of grimy archaic douche bags bell park is run by. I cant believe people are treated the way they are here. The super is a cock sucker. Yea, im rude.
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What a shame that Mr. Morales couldn’t rely on the Board of Directors of that co-op he lives in.
In order to protect his family and his neighbors from what might be a deadly asbestos contamination he has to count on the newspapers and local blogs like this.
Apparently a large number of families in Bell Park Gardens have found it necessary to contact the Tribune in order to complain about the asbestos (as reported in the Tribune Blog).
As for the people contacting the Queens Tribune to say what a great job they did in removing the asbestos, it sounds like supporters
of the Board of Directors, perhaps people who are more concerned about who gets elected to the Board than the safety of their neighbors. These are the same people who will without a doubt start a smear campaign about Mr. Morales to ruin his credibility. NYC Politics 101. Lucky for Mr. Morales and the rest of the families living in Bell Park Gardens that Blogs like the great Queens Crapper exist. Thanks again Queens Crapper!
We can only hope this isn’t another case of fraud and corruption involving millions of dollars of other peoples money a corrupt Board and another Queens’s contractor.
We wish the homeowners of Bell Park Gardens good luck, we give you are support and prayers and want to finish by saying we need more people like you in our community.
Explain to me why this is such a big deal. The asbestos is covered with a wrapping. If you don't monkey around with it, leave it like it is - undisturbed - what's the problem?
sorry to say that orange stuff is fiberglass not asbestos.
let me know what the lab tests say.
I am an insulator and I can tell you that the " oranage stuff" is not fiberglass. In my opinion it is asbestos. Any pipes insulated after 1980 were not insulated with asbestos. Fiberglass is used for insulation and the inside color is yellow and on the out side it has a white jacket. Look at the pipe right beside it. From the picture, it looks to me like, burns marks from from the work that was done on the pipes next to it, combined with water damage. My mom has abestos on her pipes in her basement, instead of having them removed, I encapsolated them. Unless you disturb the asbestos and make it airborne, they are no threat. But encapsolating them is cheaper than totally removing them.
Anonymous, would you please explain what "encapsulating" entails? Can a homeowner do this himself? Isn't the wrapping seen around the asbestos here in this photo already encapsulated by the binding surrounding it? Does one have to rewrap it again? Do you spray it? Polyurethane it? If so, with what?
More on Bell Park Gardens asbestos situation can be found here....
http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/jan200923a.htm
Bell Park Gardens co-op homeowners have had problems with the Board of Directors and the Property Manager from the very beginning regarding this asbestos. As evidenced here by this earlier article from the Queens Tribune http://www.queenstribune.com/news/1174160783.html
Back than they told the residents it would be two million. How did the price go from two million to three million dollars?
The above Queens Tribune article describes that the residents of Bell Park Gardens were very concerned in how the Board and Property Manager had been handling the asbestos.
Looks like they have very good reason to be concerned.
George the atheiest says its no big deal. Why should I pay an assesment for some shoddy work that was done in my development. Its time for a new property manager and a board of directors who stands up for their community.
Any status on the test results?
how does it go from 2 million to 3 million i alway thought when u sign a contract and they look over the job and give u a price thats it
What a bunch of grimy archaic douche bags bell park is run by. I cant believe people are treated the way they are here. The super is a cock sucker. Yea, im rude.
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