New York Asbestos Exposure

There are nearly 400 jobsites, public buildings and institutions throughout New York State at which asbestos exposure has been an issue. In addition to high-risk industries such as shipyards, power generation plants, oil refineries and chemical companies, these sites include schools, public housing units, sewage treatment plants, office facilities, churches and synagogues, and restaurants and food preparation companies.
There is also naturally-occurring asbestos and a mining operation at which workers have been contracting asbestos disease at unusually high rates. For this reason, those who believe they may have come in contact with asbestos should seek medical attention at any of the mesothelioma clinics in New York.

New York Cities where Asbestos Exposure Occurred

Provided below is a list of cities in the state of New York where asbestos jobsites are known to have been located. If you worked at any of these companies and/or jobsites in New York there is a possibility that you may have been exposed to harmful asbestos which is known to cause mesothelioma. Click on any link to view a complete list of jobsites in that city.

Courtesy of Mother Nature

According to maps issued by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, one of New York State's naturally-occurring asbestos deposits is located in Jefferson County near the town of Governeur. Before 1981, this area suffered the highest rates of mesothelioma in the U.S. The other two are located further east near the Vermont state line, and are areas in which talc mining operations are carried out.

Non-Industrial Exposure

Stories of the asbestos fallout that resulted from the collapse of the World Trade Center in September 2001 is well-known and documented. More than 5,000 tons of the W.R. Grace & Company product Monokote was used during the construction of the towers back in the late 1960s, which was spread over Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn in the days that followed. Even more than seven years after the tragedy, the population of Brooklyn suffers from unusually high rates of respiratory disorders.
Another source of public asbestos exposure is the result of the nation's deteriorating infrastructure. Twice during the summer of 2007, aging underground steam pipes insulated with asbestos exploded in Manhattan and downtown Boston; this continues to happen in other major cities at an alarming rate.

Why?

New York City was the birthplace of the modern American asbestos industry. It was here that Henry Ward Johns, founder of what later became Johns-Manville (now a subsidiary of insurance giant Berkshire-Hathaway), began developing and marketing asbestos building materials in Manhattan in the 1850s. This is a major reason that numerous old and historic buildings in the Mid-Atlantic and New England States have required extensive asbestos abatement. According to an 1988 EPA estimate, there may up to half a million buildings nationwide requiring such rehabilitation.

Statistics

Between 1979 and 1999, the majority of asbestos disease victims in New York were from the working-class borough of Queens. 228 of these fatalities were due to mesothelioma, while 62 from asbestosis. People in the nearby borough of Bronx suffered far lower rates of asbestos disease, however; 69 were from mesothelioma and 24 from asbestosis. Part of the discrepancy can be attributed to population; Queens has more residents. In addition, this borough has more heavy industries in which workers run higher risk of asbestos exposure. Both workers and residents who may have been negligently exposed to asbestos should seek legal counsel with a mesothelioma lawyer.

Other New York Jobsites Where Asbestos Exposure Occurred

If someone you know has ever worked at one of the Jobsites listed below, they may have been exposed to high levels of asbestos. Asbestos exposure at any one of these Jobsites could put them at risk for developing one of the following asbestos related diseases: malignant mesothelioma (a terminal cancer), asbestos related lung cancer, asbestosis or pleural mesothelioma.

Featured Jobsites

Manhattan Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure
Bronx Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure
Brooklyn Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure
Queens Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure
Long Island Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure

Alfred

Alfred State College
Alfred University
Babcock School of Physics

Alsen

Acme Cement Corp
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Alsen's American Portland Cement Company
Lehigh Portland-Cement Company
Marquette Cement
North American Cement Company
Seaboard Portland Cement Company

Amsterdam

Amsterdam City Hospital
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company
Fiber Glass Industries Inc
Mohasco Industries Inc
Mohawk Carpet Mills Inc. - Mccleary Division
Stephen Sanford and Sons Inc

Ardsley

Ciba-Geigy Corporation
Geigy Chemical Corp
Stauffer Chemical Company
Union Carbide

Bainbridge

Casein Company of America
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation

Baldwinsville

Anheuser-Busch
Morris Machine Works
National Aniline
New York Ordnance Works
Schlitz Brewing Company
Syroco

Batavia

Batavia Downs Raceway
Genesee County Nursing Home
Graham Manufacturing. Company
New York Water Works
Oatka Milk Products
Treadway Inn, Oak St.

Bayside

Cardozo High School
New York and Nassau Construction Company
Queensborough Community College
Southside Hosptial

Bethpage

Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Grumman Aircraft Company

Black Rock

Beaver Board Companies
Buffalo General Electric Company
Du Pont Fibresilk Company
Dunlop America, Ltd.
J.H. Williams and Company
Linde Air Products Company
Philadelphia Rubber Works Company

Brookhaven

Caithness Power Plant

Buchanan

Consolidated Edison Company of New York
Entergy Nuclear
Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant 2
Standard Coated Products Company

Comstock

Great Meadows Correctional Institute
Nys Power Plant
Robert A. Keasbey Company

Cooperstown

Clark Estates
Clinton Mills Power Electric Company
Fire Station
International Milk Products Company
Marry Emigene Basset Hosptial

Corinth

Corinth New York Plant Mill #3
Hudson River Mill
International Paper Company

Cortland

Brewer-Titchener Corp
Cortland County Jail Buildings
Cortland County Traction Company
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Cortland Senior High School
Cortland State Teachers College
Cortland Wagon Company
Ekenberg Company
Wickwire Brothers Inc

Dansville

A.J. Gilman
Bernarr Mac Fadden Foundation
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation

Dewitt

Conrail
Dewitt Community Church
Dewitt Shopping Town
Shoppingtown Mall

Dobbs Ferry

Children's Village, Inc.
Columbia University Research Department
Juvenile Asylum
Palmine Company Inc
Stauffer Chemical Company

Dresden

Aes Corp
Greenridge Generating Facility
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation
Transelco Inc

Elmhurst

Brooklyn Union Gas Company
Citizens Water Supply Company
Finco Dye and Print Works
Newton High School
Newton Station
Newtown Gas Company

Endicott

Bill Gargano, Incorporated
Endicott Johnson Corp
Endicott Johnson Realty Company
Erie R.R. Company Grade Crossing
Hayes Ave Siding
International Business Machines Corporation
Jennie F. Snapp School
Mancini & Klimchuck Company, Inc.

Falconer

American Manufacturing Concern
Board of Water and Lighting Comm
Cleveland Woosted Mills Company
Cresent Tool Company
Laco Roofing & Sheet Metal Company
National Worsted Mills, Inc.

Far Rockaway

Citizens Lighting Company
Far Rockaway Health Center
Far Rockaway High School
Junior High School 198
Long Island Light Company
Public School 197
Queens Borough Electric Light and Power Company
Queens County Water Company
Queensboro Gas and Electric Company

Farmingdale

Fairchild Republic Company
Grumman Aerospace
Independent Silk Dyeing Company
Long Island Asbestos Contracting Company, Inc.
Republic Aviation Corporation

Forest Hills

Forest Hills High School
Jewish Synagogue
Junior High School 190
Public School 196
Public School 220

Garden City

Corp of The Catahedral of The Incarnation
Garden City Company
Garden City Hotel
Global Frozen Foods
Hughes Trailer Manufacturing
Sid Harvey Supply, Inc.

Geneva

Central Ny Gas and Electric Company
Cornell Agriculture & Food Technology Park
Empire Coke Company
Empire Gas and Electric Company
Geneva Nursing Home, Inc.
Geneva-Seneca Electric Company
International Paper Company
Ontario County - Food Research Building
Sampson Air Force Base

Glenmont

Combustion Engineering
Glenmont Power Plant
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Nyc To Wemple Station Texaco Inc.
Our Lady of The Angels Seminary
Texaco, Inc.

Glens Falls

Finch, Pruyn & Company, Incorporated
Glens Falls Housing
International Paper Company
Knolls Atomic Power Lab

Glenwood

Conrail / New York Central Railroad
Long Island Lighting Company
Nassau Light and Power Company
Power Plant North 1

Glenwood Landing

Glenwood Landing Powerhouse
Glenwood Power Station
Long Island Lighting Company

Gloversville

B.E. Shell Company
Fulton County Gas and Electric Company
G. Lever & Corporation
Levor Company Inc
Milligan and Higgins Glue
Surpass Leather Company

Hamilton

Board of Water and Light Comm.
Colgate University

Harrison

Colletti & Laguidara Incorporated, Anderson Hill Rd.
Haulands Ln. & Westchester Ave
Ibm Building
Inwood Dairy Company Inc
Pepsi‐Cola Building
Socony-Vacuum Building
Standard Vacuum Building

Haverstraw

Arthur Kill Powerhouse
Bowline Powerhouse
Excelsior Brick Company
Garnerville Holding Company
Lovett Powerhouse
Mirant Bowline Llc
Orange & Rockland Utilities

Herkimer

Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer Fibre Company
Herkimer Municipal Comm
Municipal Commission of Herkimer
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Water Pollution Control Plant

Hicksville

Bruderle & Lamparter
Hicksville Office Building
Long Island Lighting Company
Nassau County Garage

Hornell

Erie Lackawana Railroad
W C K and Company

Horseheads

A. & P. Job, Rust Engineering
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Hudson Falls

Bag and Paper Company, New York
Flood and Vanwirt Company
General Electric Company
Sandy Hill Iron and Brass Works
Union Bag & Paper Corporation

Ilion

Cash Register Works
Mohawk Valley Nursing Home
Remington Arms and Ammunition Company
Remington Arms Company
Remington Typewriter Company Inc.
Remington Typewriter Works of Union Typewriter Company
Wyckoff Seamans and Benedict

Island Park

Edward Barrett Power Station
Island Park Powerhouse
Long Island Lighting Company

Jamesville

Allied Chemical
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Solvay Process Division
Tennessee Gas Transmission Company

Kenmore

Bell Aircraft Corporation
Frontier Bindery
Rawley Avenue Pumping Station
St. Paul's Church
Stauffer Chemical Company

Kingston

Howard Johnson Restaurant
International Business Machines Corporation
Kingston Consolidated Railway Company
Kingston Electric Company
L F Bannon Plumbing, Heating and Contracting Company
Nytralite Aggregates
Nytralite Corporation
United States Lace Curtain Mills

Lackawanna

Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Transportation Corporation
Donner Hanna Coke
Lackawanna Incinerator
Lackawanna Plant
Lackawanna Steel Company
Linde Company
Union Carbide Corporation
Western N.Y. Water Company

Lewiston

Authority of Power
Model City
Niagara University
Olin-Mathieson Chemical Corporation