NYCs demolition of iconic steam plant used in Marvel series violated its own asbestos rules: records

The demolition of an iconic Manhattan steam plant that served as the filming location for several Marvel streaming series has been halted because the city violated its own asbestos rules.Work on the 87-year-old, city-owned Roosevelt Island steam plant — set to be razed under a plan managed by the city Housing and Preservation Department — was halted after an inspection by Big Apple environmental authorities earlier this month, according to agency records.The Department of Environmental Protection inspectors noted in their June 12 report that the asbestos abatement work being done by the city is in violation of its own asbestos rules and “poses a threat to human safety.”Work can’t resume until the DEP approves a plan “that addresses all disturbed asbestos containing materials” at the site, the order said.A Post request for comment from the DEP was referred to the HPD.“This is part of a routine interagency process for identifying any hazards and additional work that should be covered throughout the project,” an HPD rep told The Post, adding that additional samples were taken on Monday and are being sent to a lab for asbestos testing.“HPD and its partner agencies will continue to execute on this process to ensure that the project meets our top priority of keeping the residents of Roosevelt Island safe,” the representative said.But some Roosevelt Island residents are calling for further transparency and record-sharing when it comes to the controversial demolition project.“The city’s own agency found this work poses a threat to human safety — and we learned about it only because it came up at a meeting,” said Kalin Kresnitchki, co-founder of the Architectural Community Alliance of Roosevelt Island advocacy group.“The [stop work] order is posted inside the fence, where no resident can see it,” she said.“What else don’t we know?”Asbestos abatement at the site — which has been featured in ABC’s TV show “Gotham” and Marvel’s...