Smoke alarm on pol move

ALBANY — Sen. Jeffrey Klein’s office relocation has left some of his new neighbors smoking mad.

Klein was recently relocated by state Senate Republicans to a smaller office on the sixth floor of the Legislative Office Building in Albany after he and his group of seven other breakaway Dems broke its leadership coalition with the GOP to return to the Democratic fold.

Since the move, neighbors of his new office have formally complained to the state Office of General Services about the smell of cigarette smoke wafting through the floor. Klein (photo inset) is a smoker.

“We have received complaints about the smell of cigarette smoke on the sixth floor of the (Legislative Office Building) and are currently investigating those complaints,” said Office of General Services spokeswoman Heather Groll.

“We will take appropriate action as necessary if we find the complaints have merit.”

She would not confirm whether the complaints formally fingered Klein or if her office is focusing directly on him.

Klein spokeswoman Barbara Brancaccio said any cigarette smoke on the floor did not come from the senator.

“Jeff Klein does not smoke in his office,” Brancaccio said.

Smoking in a public building violates the state indoor clean air act and, under the law, could carry a fine of up to $2,000 per violation.

Sources with knowledge of the situation said at least two complaints came from the offices of Sens. Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn) and Leroy Comrie (DQueens). The two senators have offices on the same floor as Klein’s new one.

Parker denied making any complaint and said “to my knowledge,” no one from his office did. “I haven’t smelled it in my office,” he said.

Comrie, too, said he did not file a complaint, though he acknowledged the smell of smoke has been prevalent on the sixth floor and that a “building manager” recently visited to check out the problem.

A source said a fire marshal for the state visited the sixth floor, including Klein’s office, but did not find any cigarette problem. She said the matter was dropped, though Groll said in her statement the office is “currently investigating” the complaints.

A spokeswoman for the fire marshal’s office did not return a call seeking comment.