DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application for Site on 9th St., Brooklyn

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from 88 9th Street Brooklyn LLC for a site known as 88 9th Street, site ID #C224355. This site is located in Brooklyn, within Kings County, and is located at 88 9th Street.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224355/. The documents are also available at the document repositories located at the Brooklyn Public Library – Carroll Gardens Branch, 396 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 and at Brooklyn Community Board 6, 250 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to Madeleine Babick, Project Manager, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 1 Hunter’s Point Plaza, 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101; Madeleine.Babick@dec.ny.gov; or call (718) 482-4992. All comments must be submitted by July 28, 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