Queens - Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from AK Diamonds Realty LLC, and 253-06 Hillside LLC for a site known as 253-06 & 253-10 Hillside Ave, site ID #C241296

Fact Sheet

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from AK Diamonds Realty LLC, and 253-06 Hillside LLC for a site known as 253-06 & 253-10 Hillside Ave, site ID #C241296. This site is located in the Borough of Queens, within the County of Queens, and is located at 253-06 & 253-10 Hillside Avenue.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C241296/. The documents also are available at the document repositories located at the Queens Public Library Bellrose Branch, 256-06 Hillside Avenue, Bellrose, NY, 11426; and at the Queens Community Board 13, 219-41 Jamaica Avenue, Queens Village, NY, 11428.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Steven Wu at One Hunters Point Plaza, 47-40 21^st Street, Long Island City, NY, 11101; via email at [email protected]; or by calling (718) 482-6725. All comments must be submitted by October 31, 2025.

Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: https://appfactory.dec.ny.gov/DERExternalSearch/

We would also encourage those interested in receiving information on future activities at this site or any other site to sign up to DEC's Contaminated Sites Email List at: https://nydecprod.prod.acquia-sites.com/environmental-protection/site-cleanup/regional-remediation-project-information/environmental-cleanup-email-newsletters.

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 550 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 650 active sites in the BCP.

Additional information on the State's Brownfield program is available at DEC's website: https://nydecprod.prod.acquia-sites.com/environmental-protection/site-cleanup/brownfield-and-state-superfund-programs/brownfield.