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Junkyard site in Ridgewood
could become animal shelter
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is looking to bring an animal care
center to Ridgewood. Photo via Google Street View
BY MARK HALLUM
A former auto junkyard
in Ridgewood is
slated for environmental
remediations to make
room for an animal shelter
to match the needs of
Animal Care and Control
of New York City, according
to a state Department
of Environmental
Conservation bulletin.
As legislation in the
city has passed in recent
years to establish an animal
shelter in Queens and
the Bronx, the 151 Woodward
Ave. site could be a
drop off and care center
for animals if the government
is able to erase the
stains of petrochemicals
and toxic metals such as
mercury from the lot.
While the site has gone
from housing and restaurants
as early as 1902, it
has made the evolution
to purely commercial use
as the first half of the
20th century wore on, finally
becoming a wrecking
yard in 1962 which it
still is today, according to
the DEC.
The site is listed under
the Brownfield Cleanup
Program, which incentivizes
the private sector to
complete remediations of
locations in exchange for
tax benefits for their redevelopment,
especially
in economically blighted
communities, according
to the DEC.
DEC boring samples
showed the soil and
groundwater contained
petroleum-related volatile
organic compounds,
polychlorinated biphenyl
(PCBs), copper, mercury,
arsenic, lead and magnesium
among dozens
of other chemical and
metal compounds.
City Councilman Paul
Vallone has advocated
for full-service animal
shelters in Queens and
the Bronx for years, having
drafted and passed
Intro 401-A which was
signed into law in June
by Mayor Bill de Blasio
and mandates that shelters
be placed in each of
these boroughs.
However, it is unclear
whether or not this
project has anything
to do with the law as
Animal Care Centers of
NYC is not a city agency
but a 501c3 nonprofit
organization.
“Throughout the last
four years, Speaker Johnson
and I have fought to
make full service animal
shelters a reality for
Queens and the Bronx.
Only one option is acceptable
for this city and
the residents of Queens
and the Bronx – a fully
functional animal shelter
with adoption, veterinary
and educational services,”
Vallone said in June.
“Having animal shelters
in every borough reflects
our belief that all animals
should be protected
and given the opportunity
to find a home. After
almost three decades,
five administrations and
an uncertain future, we
could not afford to wait
one more day.”
DEC said there is a
copy of the application,
the Draft Remedial Investigation
Work Plan
and other documents
available to the public
for review at the Queens
Library of Ridgewood.
Animal Care Centers
have yet to respond to a
request for comment.
Reach reporter Mark
Hallum by e-mail at mhallum@
schnepsmedia.com
or by phone at (718) 260–
4564.
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