Former Just4Wheels Site (Brooklyn) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application

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DEC Invites the Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for Site on Gerry St., Brooklyn

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Gerry Gardens LLC for a site known as the Former Just4Wheels Site, site ID #C224321. This site is located in the Borough of Brooklyn, within the County of Kings, and is located at 89-91 Gerry Street.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224321/. The documents will also be available at the document repositories once reopened, located at the Brooklyn Public Library Bushwick Branch, 340 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11206; and at the 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 Sadique Ahmed, P.E., at 625 Broadway, 12th Floor, Albany, NY, 12233-7016; via email at sadique.ahmed@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (518) 402-9656. All comments must be submitted by May 28, 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