DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application for Site on Hillside Ave., Queens

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Hillside 168 Inc. for a site known as 148-26 Hillside Avenue, site ID #C241199. This site is located in the Borough of Queens, and is located at 148-26 Hillside Avenue.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C241199/. The documents will also be available at the document repositories located at the Queens Public Library at Richmond Hill, 85-12 Hillside Avenue, Queens, NY, 11418; and at the Queens Community Board 12, 9028 161st Street, Jamaica, NY, 11432.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Aaron Fischer at 625 Broadway, 12th Floor, Albany, NY, 12233-7016; via email at aaron.fischer@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (518) 402-9805. All comments must be submitted by March 18, 2022.

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