12-09-2004, 06:45 AM
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Here's the "reason":
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The building's attorney, Aaron Schmulewitz, said the nest was 50 square feet and that the co-op's engineer found it was a hazard that probably violated city regulations.
"Portions of the nest had been falling onto the street, and carcasses of animals had been dropped by the hawk onto the street below," Schmulewitz said.
The co-op board, which sources say is headed by developer Richard Cohen, husband of CNN newswoman Paula Zahn, contacted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which said the co-op could get rid of the nest as long as there were no chicks or eggs inside.
Neither Cohen nor Zahn could be reached for comment.
Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe agreed the demolition was legal - but sad. Others - including actress Mary Tyler Moore, who lives in the birds' building - were outraged.
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source: New York Daily News - City News - Homeless hawks
However, we also have:
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A lawyer for the co-op, Aaron Shmulewitz, said in an interview that the nest had been taken away on the advice of the building's engineer, who concluded that it violated city health and safety laws. But a spokeswoman for the Department of Buildings, Ilyse Fink, responded with skepticism.
"They are trying to use city regulations as a rationale," Ms. Fink said. "If there was a valid public safety concern, we wouldn't say, 'Take the nest down.' We'd say, 'Make it safe.' "
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The New York Times > New York Region > Newly Homeless Above 5th Ave., Hawks Have Little to Build On
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