DEC Invites Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application and Draft Cleanup Plans for Site on Third Ave., Bronx

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application, Draft Interim Remedial Measures Work Plan and Draft Remedial Action Work Plan from RXR 2413 Third Owner LLC for a site known as 2413 Third Avenue, site ID #C203137. This site is located in the Mott Haven neighborhood, within the County of Bronx, and is located at 2413 Third Avenue.

Access the application, Draft Interim Remedial Measures Work Plan, Draft Remedial Action Work Plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C203137/. The documents will also be available at the document repositories once reopened, located at the Mott Haven Library, 321 East 140th Street, Bronx, NY 10454; and at the Bronx Community Board 1, 3024 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10455.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Meghan Medwid, 625 Broadway, 12th Floor, Albany, NY, 12233-7016; via email at meghan.medwid@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (518) 402-9767. All comments must be submitted by July 11, 2020.

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