Brownfield Cleanup Proposed for 21 Million Dollar Property at 88th Street and 5th Avenue
I never thought we would hear that there was a need for a Brownfield Cleanup in Bay Ridge. These cleanups are usually for very toxic sites.
Years ago, some people in our community chose 88th Street and 5th Avenue as a location for another school.
This is the Santander Bank location – across the street from the Post Office.
In April 2021, Community Board 10 accepted this location for a school site in a 28 minute online meeting. (Info and video: https://shorturl.at/LU36A)
No one on Community Board 10 mentioned this property in Bay Ridge was going to need a:
This site was tested before the property was purchased, so the politician, Justin Brannan knew this property had a problem. Community Board 10 also knew (Info: https://is.gd/qXF6wG)
Why did NYC purchase the property for 21 Million if it had these problems?
The owner of this property also owned the Nathan’s property. No one from Community Board 10 mentioned that at the meeting- even though that information was available publicly. He made $21 Million here.
Tonight, members of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation were at Community Board 10 Meeting because the property marked Lot 39 in the photo above was a former Giuffre auto site and now there are chemicals underground.
They delivered a speech that talked about chemicals that will be removed from the property, but didn’t discuss what harm these chemicals do. A savvy Community Board 10 Member interjected some information about the chemicals causing autism and ADHD.I have no idea if they do, but this Mom has only made beneficial comments at CB 10 Meetings.
Here’s what the NYS DEC found in the soil:
Here’s what they found in the groundwater:
They want Lot 39 to be the playground or the school. Here’s what they are going to do on Lot 39:
While they remove these toxins from the ground, they will have meters to test the air. If you live around 88th Street and 5th Avenue have you been contacted that this will be happening?
(Side note: No one is going to tell us if the meters registered high numbers of anything. We have lived in Bay Ridge for 15 years – they don’t tell people what is coming out of the Owl’s Head Plant. )
Here’s their proposed work:
Community Board 10 didn’t share this information with the community: The DEC is taking comments from the public from March 27th to April 25th (so you have 16 days to make a comment still).
This was the only contact information offered for the comments:
We sent some questions in. If we get a response, we will share it here.
Hugs,
marlene
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