Brooklyn - Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from Wythe Gem LLC for a site known as Former Corzo Maintenance Site, site ID[...]

Public Notice

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from Wythe Gem LLC for a site known as Former Corzo Maintenance Site, site ID #C224442. This site is located in the Borough of Brooklyn, within the County of Kings, and is located at 168 Banker Street.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224442/. The documents are also available at the document repositories located at the Brooklyn Public Library - Greenpoint Branch, 107 Norman Avenue at Leonard Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 and at the Brooklyn Community Board 1, 435 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to Robert Strang, Project Manager, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Remediation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233; [email protected]; or call (518) 402-8642.

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 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://nydecprod.prod.acquia-sites.com/environmental-protection/site-cleanup/brownfield-and-state-superfund-programs/brownfield