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Appears in 2 stories · Last updated Oct 31, 2026
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Construction began October 26 on a $35.7 million system to recirculate water among the Pool, the Loch and the Harlem Meer. The three water bodies are currently topped off with city drinking water that drains into the combined sewer system.
Updated Oct 31
Restricted access near the affected wall and required asbestos notices to be posted
NYCHA says it has removed the asbestos that a steam leak spread across the exterior walls of two Marcy Houses buildings in Brooklyn, and that air tests inside affected apartments and at a daycare came back negative. Cleanup crews are still working around the buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and four households are staying in hotels the authority is paying for.
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