[NYguy]

Originally Posted by DCReid

What's taking them so long to start construction? I thought it was approved in May last year. Not that I am a fan of the approved project, but they open themselves up to more lawsuits by dragging their feet with the start.

I was gonna say remediation hadn’t begun yet, but apparently it has…



https://thevillagesun.com/elevated-mercury-levels-at-250-water-st-site-worry-parents-teachers/amp

Foundation and remediation work began earlier this year at the site soon to be developed by the Howard Hughes Corporation — just in time to install piles in the ground, which qualifies the developer for a 421-A tax abatement before the program expires on June 15.

….. At a rally before school started on Thurs., May 26, parents and teachers were joined by local politicians, who decried what they described as the negligence of the Howard Hughes Corporation and the city Department of Environmental Protection and state Department of Environmental Conservation for potentially exposing hundreds of children to mercury poisoning and noise pollution.

….. A Howard Hughes Corporation spokesperson maintained that mercury levels based on air monitoring data have been “consistent” with expectations.

“The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is overseeing a robust brownfield cleanup that is fully protective of public health and the environment and guided by rigorous cleanup standards developed by D.E.C. and the New York State Department of Health,” an agency spokesperson said in a statement.