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Hello, New York!
We finally got our hands on an incredible warehouse, but it comes with a bit of a catch. The land it’s on has been designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as a Superfund site, meaning that it contains (or has contained in the past) some degree of environmental hazard. Two buildings down from our warehouse is the former site of a chemical factory that, back in the 1940s, used to process low-level radioactive elements, and the ground directly under that site is still slightly radioactive.
The site of that factory is two buildings down from our spot, and it currently houses several businesses and residential units with dozens of people working and living there in addition to a middle school a block away. The government and the EPA have worked to deem this site not dangerous through environmental testing, proving that the site emits just slightly more than the usual levels of normal background radiation that you would expect to encounter in your apartment, for example, but not exceeding the EPA action limit (aka the point at which action needs to be taken).
To quote the EPA, the New York State Department of Health, and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene who completed a gamma radiation survey of the area surrounding the site within a one-half mile radius, "There is no off-site exposure to the surrounding community from radiation located on-Site." (Pls get in touch if you’d like to cross-check these references.)
To continue with the EPA’s quote, "There is no immediate threat to nearby residents, employees or customers." However, if this worries you then please do not purchase these tickets or come to this event.
Now, onto another matter.
This building was erected in the early 1950s. It’s just cement and steel, but at this point, the cement is about 80-years-old, and it was never sealed. That starts to become an issue after hundreds of people have been dancing on the cement floor for a few hours: the pulverized cement comes up in the air and things get dusty.
Free dust masks will be made available at the entrance to the party and at the bar to all who would like one; these masks can be used to help minimize any potential breathing discomfort.
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to email us, and watch this space for further emails with ticket links. Thank you,
MGMT
Hello, New York!
We finally got our hands on an incredible warehouse, but it comes with a bit of a catch. The land it’s on has been designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as a Superfund site, meaning that it contains (or has contained in the past) some degree of environmental hazard. Two buildings down from our warehouse is the former site of a chemical factory that, back in the 1940s, used to process low-level radioactive elements, and the ground directly under that site is still slightly radioactive.
The site of that factory is two buildings down from our spot, and it currently houses several businesses and residential units with dozens of people working and living there in addition to a middle school a block away. The government and the EPA have worked to deem this site not dangerous through environmental testing, proving that the site emits just slightly more than the usual levels of normal background radiation that you would expect to encounter in your apartment, for example, but not exceeding the EPA action limit (aka the point at which action needs to be taken).
To quote the EPA, the New York State Department of Health, and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene who completed a gamma radiation survey of the area surrounding the site within a one-half mile radius, "There is no off-site exposure to the surrounding community from radiation located on-Site." (Pls get in touch if you’d like to cross-check these references.)
To continue with the EPA’s quote, "There is no immediate threat to nearby residents, employees or customers." However, if this worries you then please do not purchase these tickets or come to this event.
Now, onto another matter.
This building was erected in the early 1950s. It’s just cement and steel, but at this point, the cement is about 80-years-old, and it was never sealed. That starts to become an issue after hundreds of people have been dancing on the cement floor for a few hours: the pulverized cement comes up in the air and things get dusty.
Free dust masks will be made available at the entrance to the party and at the bar to all who would like one; these masks can be used to help minimize any potential breathing discomfort.
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to email us, and watch this space for further emails with ticket links. Thank you,
MGMT
<-- I have read and understand the issues at this space and am into the idea!