Government briefs: Gowanus Canal site gets clean bill of health, pols criticize MTA for cut to Second Avenue subway … and more

A rendering of 365 Bond Street in Gowanus
A rendering of 365 Bond Street in Gowanus

From the December issue: State officials announced that a developer has finished cleaning up contaminated land at a residential high-rise site beside the Gowanus Canal. Lightstone Group completed the environmental cleanup at 365 Bond Street as part of the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program, the Department of Environmental Conservation said.

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The site had been used for industry since the 1860s, resulting in the build-up of toxic chemicals like lead and arsenic, DNAinfo reported. The Gowanus Canal was declared a Superfund site in 2010 and the EPA is expected to do a $506 million cleanup there in 2017. Construction is still underway at 363 Bond Street, another high-rise that is undergoing a similar cleanup. The 430-unit building at 365 Bond Street is expected to open this winter. [more]