Former Giuffre Auto Group Site (Brooklyn) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Work plan

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DEC Invites the Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application and Draft Wrok Plan for Site on 89th St. & 5th Ave., Brooklyn

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from the New York City School Construction Authority, 429 89 LLC and 8802 LLC for a site known as the Former Giuffre Auto Group Site, site ID #C224327. This site is located in the Borough of Brooklyn, within the County of Kings, and is located at 8802 5th Avenue and 429 89th Street.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224327/. The documents will also be available at the document repository once reopened, located at the Brooklyn Public Library Fort Hamilton Branch, 9424 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11209; and at the Brooklyn Community Board 10, 8119 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11209.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Bryan Wong, 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY, 11101; via email at yukyin.wong@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (718) 482-4905. All comments must be submitted by September 17, 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