Little Pink Hardhats: PBC’s Alicia Popper Repositioned HSBC’s Headquarters

In April 2011, Ms. Popper and her two daughters were nearly killed by carbon monoxide poisoning inside their family home.
She said that on the day of the incident, she was aware she needed to replace her carbon monoxide detector but was unable to do so because of a hectic work schedule.

Later that night, she and her two daughters fell ill from what they believed was food poisoning. She was able to call 911 before falling unconscious. First responders from the New Rochelle Police Department and Fire Department immediately came to the family’s aid.
“We were basically dead and had to be resuscitated,” Ms. Popper recalled.

Both she and her daughters would eventually recover from the incident.

“The children didn’t suffer any brain damage … that’s the miracle,” said Ms. Popper.

“You are truly in the presence of the luckiest woman on earth.”
drosen@observer.com