Former Prestone Press Site (Long Island City) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan

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DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on 30th St., Long Island City

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from ARE-NY Region No. 3 Holding, LLC, for a site known as Former Prestone Press, site ID #C241264. This site is located in Long Island City, within the County of Queens, and is located at 47-50 30th 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/C241264/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at the Hunters Point Queens Public Library, 47-40 Center Blvd., Long Island City, NY, 11109; and at the Queens Community Board 2, 43-22 50th Street, Room 2B, Woodside, NY, 11377.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Marnie Chancey at 625 Broadway, 12th Floor, Albany, NY, 12233-7016; via email at marnie.chancey@dec.ny.gov or by calling (518) 402-3262. All comments must be submitted by August 19, 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