Posted on 07/11/2021 8:27:41 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
The city’s public housing authority has long insisted that weak air circulation inside aging apartments did not contribute to the spread of COVID-19 among tenants during the pandemic’s peak last year.
But internal emails obtained by THE CITY reveal some top NYCHA managers were warned repeatedly as pandemic raged through the five boroughs last spring that poorly ventilated apartments could accelerate the transmission of the virus that’s killed more than 33,000 New Yorkers.
A consultant hired by the authority urged NYCHA managers in notes week after week to kickstart a stalled plan to improve air circulation in bathrooms and kitchens by fixing old mechanical ventilation systems plagued by busted roof fans and clogged air ducts.
At the time, the effort to repair the archaic systems — installed in 240 of NYCHA’s 320 developments — had fallen far behind schedule, leaving tens of thousands of residents vulnerable.
The consultant, Microecologies Inc., conveyed a simple message to three top housing authority managers: fix this problem right away.
On April 28, 2020, for example, as the seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases hovered around 2,400 in New York City, Microecologies fired off an email under the subject line, “Reducing Potential for NYCHA Resident Exposure to COVID19.”
“As we conduct further research we see further evidence suggesting a high risk of COVID19 transmission within families, especially in small under-ventilated spaces such as NYCHA bathrooms used by multiple family members,” the email states. “And we see further evidence that this risk can be substantially reduced by increasing exhaust ventilation in these bathrooms.”
While the emails were directed to NYCHA managers dealing with the mold cleanup, the notes also suggest that NYCHA Chairperson Greg Russ was informed of the discussion.
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Is there any competent city official in NYC or were they all let go after Guiliani left office?
Right. Lock people in their apartments and when they die it is because of the ventilation systems. Ok.
I always thought it interesting that since NYC is a vertical city, the PTB never had cows about elevators, stairwells in multistory buildings, or about illegal multi-family dwellings, apartment buildings and tenements that had people crammed in like sardines.
Deep State likes them stupid at all levels, even the municipal.
Are you trying to be sarcastic and failing, or do you not agree the poor ventilation played a part in CoVid deaths?
Did you miss the part where the CDC say over-sanitation was "Hygiene Theater" and the key was adequate ventilation?
No problem if you did, it was only said once or twice and barely mentioned by the MSM, because that would put too much responsibility on building owners to make sure their building were up to air quality standards.
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