Public Comment Invited About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for Site on Avenue D, Manhattan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from 185 Avenue D LLC and Roman Catholic Church of Saint Emeric for a site known as CE – E. 11th Street MGP – OU-3, site ID #C231105. This site is located in the Borough of Manhattan, within the County of New York, and is located at 181 Avenue D.

A copy of the application and other relevant documents are available at the document repositories located at NY Public Library – Tompkins Square Branch, 331 E 10th St, New York, 10009 and Manhattan Community Board 3, 59 E 4th St, New York, 10003.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Elizabeth Lukowski at NYSDEC-DER, 625 Broadway-11th Fl, Albany, NY 12233-7014; via email at elizabeth.lukowski@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-9683. All comments must be submitted by August 11, 2017.

Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/derexternal/index.cfm?pageid=3

What is the Brownfield Cleanup Program?

New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) is designed is to encourage private-sector cleanups of brownfields and to promote their redevelopment as a means to revitalize economically blighted communities. The BCP is an alternative to “greenfield” (land not previously developed or contaminated) development and is intended to remove some of the barriers to, and provide tax incentives for, the redevelopment of brownfields. Since its inception (2003), the BCP has catalyzed the cleanup of more than 300 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 350 active sites in the BCP.

Additional information on the State's Brownfield program is available at DEC’s website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html