644 East 14th Street Site (Manhattan) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan

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DEC Invites the Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on East 14th St., Manhattan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from 644 East 14th Street Owner LLC for a site known as 644 East 14th Street Site, site ID #C231150. This site is located in the Borough of Manhattan, within the County of New York, and is located at 644 East 14th 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/C231150/. The documents will also be available at the document repositories, located at the Tompkins Square Library, 331 East 10th Street, New York, NY, 10009; and at the Manhattan Community Board 3, 59 East 4th Street, New York, NY, 10003.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Richard Mustico at 625 Broadway, 12th Floor, Albany, NY, 12233-7016; via email at richard.mustico1@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (518) 402-9647. All comments must be submitted by December 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