North America/ Pulse Plastics Site (Bronx) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application

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DEC Invites the Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for Site on East 165th St. & Whitlock Ave., Bronx

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Whitlock Point LLC for a site known as North America/ Pulse Plastics Site, site ID #C203144. This site is located in the Borough of the Bronx, within the County of Bronx, and is located at 1156 East 165th Street and a portion of 1125 Whitlock Avenue.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C203144/. The documents will also be available at the document repositories once reopened, located at the Hunts Point Library, 877 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY, 10459; and at the Bronx Community Board 2, 1029 East 163rd Street, Bronx, NY, 10459.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Michael MacCabe, 625 Broadway, 12th Floor, Albany, NY, 12233-7016; via email at michael.maccabe@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (518) 402-9767. All comments must be submitted by January 8, 2021.

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