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Posted by Anna on June 30, 1999 at 23:44:49:

In Reply to: Commercial Exhaust in Public Hallway posted by Tim on June 30, 1999 at 22:23:39:

: I live in a 5 story walk up, rent stabilized
: building in Manhattan. The first floor is a
: restaurant. Sometime last night or early this
: morning, the management of the restaurant posted
: signs stating they would be installing new
: ventilation. There was never a notice from the
: landlord, who is the owner of the building. Today
: when we came home we discovered the restaurant
: had knocked a hole in the wall and is running air
: vents through the public hallway leading to the
: stairs. The restaurant has it's own entrance and they also are renters.
: Tennants from the third floor approached the
: owner of the restaurant for work permits as there
: are none posted anywhere, and they were told he
: had them, but he would not produce them.
: Where can we turn for help?
: Thank you for any advice you can offer.
: Tim

Restaurant exhaust pipes running thru the residential public halls? (AKA: your primary fire egress)

Call the Dept of Buildings immediately: tonight: tell them about the construction, about the lack of posted Work Permits. They will show up, issue a stop-work order, etc. Remember the fire in the Manhasset earlier this year? Upper West Side, fire took 20 minutes to travel from the restaurant to the roof, 10-15 stories, where the exhaust went through the SHAFTWAY. If you don't remember, trust me: the DoB, Fire Depts, & other emergency agencies do! You should have seen the army they sent out for another restaurant fire (another residential bldg, one block south a few weeks later!

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Manhattan 60 Hudson Street (212) 312-8530
The complaint numbers listed for each borough should be used to report illegal work, illegal occupancy, or a possible structural
problem.

Events that occur during non-business hours which are deemed hazardous or a threat to public safety will be responded to by
DOB's Emergency Response Team. Emergency situations that occur after 4:00 p.m. or on weekends and
holidays should be reported to a central number, (212) 312-8298. If the staff is unavailable, a recorded message
should be left.

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: : I live in a 5 story walk up, rent stabilized 
: : building in Manhattan. The first floor is a 
: : restaurant. Sometime last night or early this 
: : morning, the management of the restaurant posted 
: : signs stating they would be installing new 
: : ventilation. There was never a notice from the 
: : landlord, who is the owner of the building. Today 
: : when we came home we discovered the restaurant 
: : had knocked a hole in the wall and is running air 
: : vents through the public hallway leading to the 
: : stairs. The restaurant has it's own entrance and they also are renters. 
: : Tennants from the third floor approached the 
: : owner of the restaurant for work permits as there 
: : are none posted anywhere, and they were told he 
: : had them, but he would not produce them. 
: : Where can we turn for help?
: : Thank you for any advice you can offer.
: : Tim

: Restaurant exhaust pipes running thru the residential public halls? (AKA: your primary fire egress)

: Call the Dept of Buildings immediately: tonight: tell them about the construction, about the lack of posted Work Permits.  They will show up, issue a stop-work order, etc.  Remember the fire in the Manhasset earlier this year?  Upper West Side, fire took 20 minutes to travel from the restaurant to the roof, 10-15 stories, where the exhaust went through the SHAFTWAY.  If you don't remember, trust me: the DoB, Fire Depts, & other emergency agencies do!  You should have seen the army they sent out for another restaurant fire (another residential bldg, one block south a few weeks later!

: excerpts: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dob/html/boro.html

: Manhattan  60 Hudson Street (212) 312-8530 
: The complaint numbers listed for each borough should be used to report illegal work, illegal occupancy, or a possible structural
: problem.

: Events that occur during non-business hours which are deemed hazardous or a threat to public safety will be responded to by
: DOB's Emergency Response Team. Emergency situations that occur after 4:00 p.m. or on weekends and
: holidays should be reported to a central number, (212) 312-8298. If the staff is unavailable, a recorded message
: should be left.


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