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FILE NAME: New York State & NY Times (NY) DATE: 1970 Apr 28 DOC#: NY023 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: NYT Article - City Bars Builder's Use of Asbestos at 7th Ave. Site City Bars Builder's Use Of Asbestos at 7th Ave. Site PNge-w83York Times (1857-Currentftte); A pt 28,1970; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2002) City Bars Builder's Use Of Asbestos at 7th Ave. Site A sub-contractor at the build ing under construction at 888 Seventh Avenue near 56th Street with a`wassh,oswervecdausyeesteorrddaeyr obtained by the city's Depart ment of Air Resources to stop the spraying of asbestos as an insulating material. Federico Plastering Company was ordered to stop using its spraying equipment after it failed to comply with strict new regulations on asbestos issued by the department ear lier this month. Similar orders were served last week at the World Trade Center construction site and at 2 New York Plaza in lower Manhattan near the Battery. Contractors at those sites then agreed to find a non-asbestos substitute. The Air Resources Department contends that evi dence shows exposure to asbes tos fibres causes cancer. Rsprockjced with perm ission of the copyright owner, Further reproduction prohibited without perm ission.