DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application for Site on Johnson Ave., Brooklyn

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from 450 Johnson Ave Brooklyn LLC for a site known as Ingraham Street Logistics, site ID #C224393. This site is located in the East Williamsburg Neighborhood of Brooklyn, within the County of Kings, and is located at 450 Johnson Avenue.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224393/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at Brooklyn Public Library-Bushwick Branch, 340 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206 and Brooklyn Community Board 1, 435 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Kati Liloia at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7016; via email at kati.liloia@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-9612. All comments must be submitted by December 8, 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/kliloiatranslation.pdf