DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on Stillwell 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 2647 Stillwell Avenue Property LLC for a site known as Former T&J Salvage, site ID #C224362. This site is located in New York City, within Kings County, in the borough of Brooklyn, and is located at 2647 Stillwell Avenue.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan, and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224362/. The documents and work plan are also available at the document repositories located at the Brooklyn Public Library - Coney Island Library, 1901 Mermaid Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224 and at Brooklyn Community Board 13, 1201 Surf Avenue, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11224.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications and work plans. Comments can be submitted by mail to site Project Manager, Michael Sollecito, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7016; via email to Michael.Sollecito@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (518) 402-2198. All comments must be submitted by January 13, 2023.

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