92 Avenue of the Americas Site (Manhattan) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application

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NYSDEC Invites Public Comment About a Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for Site on Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from The Rector, Church-Wardens, and Vestrymen of Trinity Church, in the city of New-York; 92 HH LLC; New Remainderman 92 AOA LLC for a site known as 92 Avenue of the Americas, site ID #C231130. This site is located in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan in the County of New York and is located at 92-98 Avenue of the Americas.

A copy of the application and other relevant documents are available at the document repositories located at:

New York Public Library – Hudson Park Branch
66 Leroy Street
New York, NY 10014

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Manhattan Community Board 2
3 Washington Square Village #1A
New York, NY 10012

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Steven Wu at NYSDEC, 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101-5401; via email at steven.wu@dec.ny.gov or by calling 718-459-7801. All comments must be submitted by March 29, 2019.

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