DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on 30th St., Long Island City

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Interim Remedial Measure Work Plan from CM LIC Studios 30th Street II LLC for a site known as Former Prestone Press, site ID #C241264. This site is located in Long Island City, within the Borough of Queens, and is located at 47-50 30th Street.

Access the application, work plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C241264/. The documents also are available at the document repositories located at Queens Public Library at Sunnyside, 43-06 Greenpoint Ave. Long Island City, NY 11104 and Queens Community Board District 2, 43-22 50th Street, Room 2B, Woodside, NY 11377.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications and work plans. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Marnie Chancey at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7016; via email at marnie.chancey@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-3262. All comments must be submitted by December 1, 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/mchanceytranslation.pdf