22-09 Queens Plaza North Site (Long Island City) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application

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DEC Invites Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for Site on Queens Plaza N., Long Island City

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Queensboro Tower, LLC for a site known as 22-09 Queens Plaza North, site ID #C241246. This site is located in Long Island City within the Borough of Queens and is located at 22-09 Queens Plaza North.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C241246/. The documents will also be available at the document repository once reopened, located at Queens Community Board 1, 45-02 Ditmars Boulevard, LL Suite 1025, Astoria, NY 11105.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Meghan Medwid at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7016; via email at meghan.medwid@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-9767. All comments must be submitted by October 2, 2020.

Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: https://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: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html