Mapes East 182 Street 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 182nd St., Bronx

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from East 182 Street Associates, LLC for a site known as Mapes East 182 Street Site, site ID #C203149. This site is located in the Belmont section of the Borough of Bronx within the County of Bronx, and is located at 820 East 182nd Street.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C203149/. The documents will also be available at the document repository once reopened, located at Bronx Community Board District 6, 1932 Arthur Ave, Room 403-A, Bronx, NY 10457 and NY Public Library-West Farms Library Branch, 2085 Honeywell Ave, Bronx, NY 10460.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Rafi Alam at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7016; via email at rafi.alam@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-8606. All comments must be submitted by September 10, 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 500 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 550 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