DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Amendment Application for Site on 126th St. & Willets Point Blvd., Queens

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application to amend the BCA from QDG Retail Partners, LLC, QDG Parking Partners, LLC, QDG 126th Street Partners, LLC, QDG Hotel Partners, LLC, Queens Development Group, LLC, Willets Point Phase I Owner, LLC, and Willets Point Phase I LIHTC Owner, L.P. for a site known as Willets Point Development, site ID #C241146. This site is located in the County of Queens and is located at 126th Street/Willets Point Boulevard.

Access the application to amend the BCA and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C241146/. The documents also are available at the document repositories located at the Queens Public Library, 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY, 11355; and at the Queens Community Board 7, 133-32 41st Road, Room 3B, Flushing, NY, 11355.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Wendi Zheng at 1 Hunter’s Point Plaza, 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY, 11101; via email at wendi.zheng@dec.ny.gov or by calling (718) 482-7541. All comments must be submitted by October 27, 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

Translation Available

Translation services are available for this notice. Additional information is available at the following link: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/der/factsheet/wzhengtranslation.pdf