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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
New York, NY
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is
real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
of which may be complicated by the presence or
potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant,
or contaminant. On January 11, 2002, the President
signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields
Law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible
applicants through four competitive grant programs:
assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup
grants, and job training grants. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
New York City was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. The target area is a 107-acre
property along the north shore of Staten Island.
Formerly an industrial site occupied by a steel manu-
facturer, a shipbuilding concern, and a rail line, the site
was plagued by neglect and illegal dumping of trash
and vehicles. The community surrounding Mariners
Marsh has a poverty rate of 27 percent and an unem-
ployment rate of 13 percent. Per capita income is 61
percent of the city per capita. Seventy-eight percent of
the residents are either African-American or Hispanic.
Assessment and cleanup of this site will help the city
further its goal of providing recreational opportunities
and natural areas in a community that greatly lacks
Assessment Grant
$270,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected New York City for a
brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to perform
environmental assessments throughout the publicly
accessible natural areas of the Mariners Marsh
brownfield site in northwest Staten Island. This
applicant's request for a waiver of the $200,000
assessment grant limit was based on the site-
specific information provided in their proposal.
Phase II assessments will be performed on a
6.25-acre parcel that will be used for ballfields,
and Phase I and II assessments will be performed
on the remaining 101 acres.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
brownfields.
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Team
212-637-4314
http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/
brownfields/
Grant Recipient: New York, NY
212-788-2937
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
open space. Revitalization of the site is also expected
to bring visitors and small business interest to the area.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-04-159
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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