DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Action Work Plan from 95th Avenue Equities LLC for a site known as 94-15 Sutphin Boulevard – Site B, site ID #C241278. This site is located in the City of Jamaica, within the County of Queens, and is located at 94-15 Sutphin Boulevard.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Action Work Plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C241278/. The documents also are available at the document repositories located at the Queens Community Board #12, 90-28 161st Street, Jamaica, NY, 11432; and at the Queens Public Library – Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY, 11432.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Madeline Babick at 41-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY, 11101; via email at madeline.babick@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (718) 482-4992. All comments must be submitted by December 30, 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/mbabicktranslation.pdf