188 East 135th Street Redevelopment Site (Bronx) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sent this bulletin on 07/20/2022 01:15 PM EDT
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DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on East 135th St., Bronx

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from Waterfront Living II LLC for a site known as 188 East 135th Street Redevelopment Site, site ID #C203156. This site is located in the Borough of Bronx, and is located at 188 East 135th 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/C203156/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at the Mott Haven Library, 321 East 140th Street, Bronx, NY, 10454; and at the Bronx Community Board 1, 3024 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10455.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Michael Sollecito at 625 Broadway, 12th Floor, Albany, NY, 12233-7016; via email at michael.sollecito@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (518) 402-2198. 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