1300 YORK AVENUE (A, HARKNESS, D, LBRC, AND E BUILDINGS)

Please note the following scheduled utility shutdowns within the 1300 YORK AVENUE complex:

Date / Time:            Sunday, March 29, 2026 from 6:00 AM until approximately 6:00 PM

Areas / Systems Impacted by this shutdown:

Original ‘A’ Building (Niarchos portion abutting corner of 70th Street and York Avenue):

• Normal Electric Power
• Laboratory Air and Vacuum
• Exhaust Air Systems
• Fume Hood Exhaust

A/Harkness Building

• Partial Normal Electric Power
• Laboratory Air and Vacuum
• Main Supply Air Systems
• Fume Hood Exhaust

D Building

• Main Supply Air Systems
• Fume Hood Exhaust

LBRC (LC) Building

• Normal Electric Power on Floors 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
• Main Supply Air Systems
• Fume Hood Exhaust

E Building

• Normal Electric Power on Floors 6, 7, 8, 9
• Main Supply Air Systems
• Fume Hood Exhaust

Circuits on emergency power circuits within impacted areas should transfer over to backup generator power as they do during our monthly emergency power tests.  Sensitive equipment within impacted areas that can be shutdown and unplugged in advance should be.

If you require dry ice in preparation for this work, it is available at the Belfer Research Building receiving dock.

This shutdown is required for maintenance and service on one of our five main electrical services feeding into the 1300 York Avenue complex.  Additionally, it is scheduled to coincide with NYP and Con Edison work on the same distribution network.

Should you encounter any emergency situation during this shutdown, please contact the Facilities and Campus Services Dispatcher at 212-746-2288.