Former NuHart East Site (Clay & Dupont Sts., Brooklyn) - NYSDEC Extends Public Comment Period on Brownfield Application

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NYSDEC Announces Extension of Public Comment Period for Brownfield Application for Site on Dupont St., Brooklyn

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Dupont Realty NY LLC for a site known as Former NuHart East, site ID #C224287. This site is located in the Borough of Brooklyn, within Kings County, and is located at 67-93 Dupont Street and 22-32 Clay Street.

The initial comment period ends March 2, 2019. Based on a recent request for an extension, the public comment period is being extended an additional 30 days. All comments must be submitted by April 1, 2019.

A copy of the application and other relevant documents are available at the document repositories located at the Brooklyn Public Library Williamsburg Branch, 240 Division Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11211 --and-- Brooklyn Community Board 1, 435 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Bryan Wong at 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY, 11101; via email at yukyin.wong@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (716) 482-4905.

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 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