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

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Bedford Roth Holding LLC, Bedford Flushing Owner LLC, and Bedford Flushing Holding Corp. for a site known as 7 Skillman Street, site ID #C224068. This site is located in the borough of Brooklyn, within Kings County, and is located at 7 Skillman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11205.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224068/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at Brooklyn Community Board 3, Restoration Plaza, 1360 Fulton Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11216 and at the Brooklyn Public Library – Marcy Branch, 617 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the Project Manager, Michael Squire, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7014; via email to Michael.Squire@dec.ny.gov; or call (518) 402-9546. All comments must be submitted by November 17, 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/msquiretranslation.pdf