Electric Shock
Talk about shockwaves. A plan for a Con Ed substation in East Harlem is negatively reverberating through the neighborhood and many say the future power substation, to be located on Park Avenue between 129th and 130th streets, is dangerous.
“Con Ed has a bad record and no community should blindly accept anything they do without close inspection. This is nowhere near over,” said former New York City council member Bill Perkins in an interview with the Amsterdam News.
Opponents of the plan had a chance to voice their fears earlier this week at a meeting with Con Ed officials, saying the electromagnetic fields posed a health concern as did issues of asbestos and asthma.
David Gmach, Con Ed director of public affairs, said that the Harlem substation was being built because of the growth Harlem has seen in the last 10 to 12 years.
Last Sunday, a Staten Island resident was the latest in a growing list of New Yorkers electrocuted by simply stepping on a manhole cover.
The substation is expected to be in operation by summer of 2008.
posted by Rachel Natalie Klein at 7:48 AM
5 Comments:
hey any of the folks who are buying at 2002 5th out there today?
I just had a flash of 'not in my backyard'. The proposed substation is literally around the corner from our new condo. Not to mention, there is already a gas station on one corner, and several children's facilities on the other. Sounds like unusual zoning to me.
Will it be on the east side of the street or west?
What does a substation look like? Where are the others in Manhattan? How large is it?
I have to do some homework.
We must be buying in your building. Are you talking the Tatum? I made some calls today. I'll post anything I find out.
Bagel, you're the best. Thanks for the Blog.
Thanks. Yes, I am talking about The Tatum. I went onto ConEd.com, but they do not offer any kind of maps or details about substations, nor do they talk about their environmental impact. If you find out anything, please post it.
I just bought into the Tatum as well (went in contract 3 months ago). Hopefully this does not impact it. Apparently the Tatum is in some litigation - could it have anything to do with it?
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