Commissioner Martin on transparency measures and compliance rates
Martin describes publishing addresses of PCR-positive buildings for the first time, driving compliance from 74% to 97% in the cluster area. Citywide compliance rose from 77% to 81%, and he clarifies non-compliance numbers can be artificially high.
The new requirements were just under two months old when we began our Upper East Side investigation this summer.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
In this instance, one of our most effective enforcement tools was public pressure and transparency.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
This summer, for the first time, our agency published the addresses of buildings that had a cooling tower test positive on PCR tests.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
When culture test results became available, we published those addresses as well.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
On July 10th, we released the first list of PCR positive addresses.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
At that point, 74% of the Upper East Side towers our inspectors visited were meeting the new monthly testing requirement.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
Two weeks later, it was 97%.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
That unprecedented level of transparency pushed building owners into action.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
Citywide compliance rose from 77% before the cluster to 81% by late August.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
To contextualize those numbers, I want to clarify that the percentage of non-compliant cooling tower operators can be artificially high.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
And that's because that number includes all cooling tower operators who are not submitting documentation of taking the sample.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
That's even if the cooling tower is not currently running or if building owners are testing but fail to document it.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.