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<p>It's not only rain that's been falling on our streets.  Early Saturday morning a metal I-beam fell from the scaffolding enshrouding 70 Mulberry Street.  The scaffolding was erected a week ago by DCAS (department of citywide services) contractors at the order of the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB).  According to witnesses the falling beam narrowly missed a car which had been pulling into parking space, A local resident moved the beam from the roadway and reported the incident to 911. </p>
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<p>As many will recall 70 Mulberry Street was the site of the former PS23 before it was decommissioned in 1975 and turned over to community use a few years later.  In January of 2020 a devastating fire struck as the community started celebrations for the Chinese / Lunar New Year. </p>
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<p>A new design for the restoration was unveiled in May and DCAS is currently in the procurement process, but restoration work is not scheduled to begin until fall of 2024. </p>
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