FACT SHEET Brownfield Cleanup Program

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November 2017

Site Name: Clearview Cleaners DEC Site #: C241153 Address: 202-16 Hillside Avenue

Hollis, NY 11423

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Draft Investigation Work Plan for Brownfield Site Available for Public Comment

The public is invited to comment on a draft work plan being reviewed by the New York StateDepartment of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to investigate the Clearview Cleaners site (“site”) located at 202-16 Hillside Avenue, Hollis, NY. Please see the map for the site location. Documents related to the cleanup of this site can be found at the location(s) identified below under"Where to Find Information."

Additional site details, including environmental and health assessment summaries, are available onNYSDEC's website at:

Draft Investigation Work Plan

http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/derexternal/haz/details.cfm?pageid=3&progno=C241153

The draft investigation work plan, called a “Remedial Investigation Work Plan,” was submitted toNYSDEC under New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. The investigation will be performed byJAB Property Corp. ("applicant(s)") with oversight by NYSDEC and the New York State Departmentof Health (NYSDOH).

How to Comment NYSDEC is accepting written comments about the draft investigation work plan for 30 days, from November 22, 2017 through December 27, 2017. The proposed plan is available for review at the location(s) identified below under "Where to Find Information." Please submit comments to the NYSDEC project manager listed under Project-Related Questions in the "Who to Contact" area below.

Highlights of the Proposed Site Investigation The investigation will define the nature and extent of contamination in soil, surface water,groundwater and any other parts of the environment that may be affected.

The following activities will be performed as part of the remedial investigation:

Install and sample two sub-slab soil vapor points, two indoor air samples (located in nearby off-site residential dwellings), and one outdoor ambient air sample.

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Install seven monitoring wells. Two sets of clustered monitoring wells will be installed on the southeast and southwest sides of the project site. These cluster wells will be screened at a shallow (55-65 ft.) water table zone, intermediate (75-85 ft.), and deep (95-105 ft.) intervals. An upgradient well will be installed on the north side of the property and will be screened at the shallow watertable interval as a baseline data point screened at 55-65 ft. Install three soil borings to 65 ft. below ground surface (bgs) to identify on-site soil conditions at all monitoring well locations. Sample the eleven monitoring wells associated with the adjacent gas station.

Next Steps NYSDEC will consider public comments, revise the plan as necessary, and approve the work plan.NYSDOH must concur with the plan. The approved work plan will be made available to the public(see “Where to Find Information” below). After the work plan is approved, the activities detailed inthe work plan will be implemented as soon as possible. The work, as currently described in the plan,is expected to take 8 months to complete. When the investigation is completed, a report will be prepared and submitted to the NYSDEC thatsummarizes the results. NYSDEC will review the report, make any necessary revisions and, ifappropriate, approve the report. After the investigation, a cleanup plan, called a “Remedial Work Plan” will be developed and aDecision Document will be proposed. The cleanup plan will include an evaluation of the proposedsite remedy, or recommend a no action or no further action alternative. The goal of the cleanup planis to ensure the protection of public health and the environment. NYSDEC will present the proposedcleanup plan to the public for its review and comment during a 45-day comment period. NYSDECwill keep the public informed throughout the investigation and cleanup of the site.

Background Location: The site is located in an urban area at 202-16 Hillside Avenue, Hollis, NY. The site is located within Queens county. The site is approximately 580 feet to the west of Francis Lewis Boulevard and theRoute 25 (Hillside Avenue) intersection. Site Features: The site consists of a one-story commercial retail dry cleaners and a paved parking lot in the front of the property and an unpaved parking area on the west side of the building. The site is approximately 9,838 square feet and the building footprint encompasses approximately 3,500 square feet. Current Zoning and Land Use: The site is currently an active dry-cleaner and is zoned as R4 (residential) with a Cl-2 (commercial) overlay, and is surrounded by commercial and residential uses. The nearest residential area is directly adjacent to the site building, five feet (5’) to the south. Commercial uses are present in adjacentbuildings including a gas station to the west of the site. There are two-story buildings located across 204th Street to the east, which contain commercial establishments. Some of these buildings alsocontain residential units on the second floor. There is a large shopping center across Hillside Avenue.

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Past Use of the Site: The site has been used as a dry cleaner since at least 1961. The current operator, Jodina Hillside Corp., began operating the business in 2000. Prior operators include Swift Drive-In Cleaners and Triple D&P Cleaners, Inc. The names of other prior operators are currently unknown. It is believed that Swift Drive-In Cleaners, Triple D&P Cleaners and other unknown entities that operated the dry cleaners prior to Swift Drive-In Cleaners were responsible for contaminants identified in the BCP application. No remedial activity has been conducted at the site. Site Geology and Hydrogeology: The geology of Queens County consists of unconsolidated glacial deposits overlying crystalline bedrock at about 80 feet bgs. Soil cores collected from nearby investigations consisted of fill material containing brown coarse to medium sand with some gravel. The site is located approximately six (6)miles northeast of Jamaica Bay. Groundwater in the vicinity of the site was encountered atapproximately 51 to 52 feet bgs and flows toward the southwest.

Brownfield Cleanup Program: New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) encourages the voluntary cleanup of contaminated properties known as "brownfields" so that they can be reused and redeveloped. These uses may include recreation, housing, business or other uses. A brownfield site is any real property where a contaminant is present at levels exceeding the soil cleanup objectives or other health-based or environmental standards, criteria or guidance adopted by DEC that are applicable based on the reasonably anticipated use of the property, in accordance with applicable regulations. For more information about the BCP, visit: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html

FOR MORE INFORMATION Where to Find Information Project documents are available at the following location(s) to help the public stay informed.

Queens Public Library - Hollis Branch Attn: Judith Todman 202-05 Hillside Avenue Hollis, NY 11423 phone: 718-990-0728

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Queens Community Board 12 90-28 161st Street Jamaica, NY 11432 phone: 718-658-3309

Project Related Questions Kerry Maloney NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Environmental Remediation 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7015 Tel: 518-402-9629 Email: kerry.maloney@dec.ny.gov

Site-Related Health Questions Arunesh Ghosh New York State Department of Health Empire State Plaza Corning Tower Albany, NY 12237 Tel: 518-402-7860 Email: BEEI@health.ny.gov

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Hillside Avenue 204th Street

89th Avenue

202nd Street

201st Street

Alley

205th Street

Foothill Avenue

199th Street

Ramp

Francis Lewis Boulevard

204th Street

Hillside Avenue

202nd Street

Francis Lewis Boulevard

Figure 1Site Location Map/ Clearview Cleaners

Site No. C241153202-16 Hillside Ave

Hollis, NY 11423

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