http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20100723/REAL_ESTATE/100729911 The state's Queens West Development Corp. said it plans to sue Honeywell International to pay for the $5 million to $10 million clean-up of toxic waste on the three-quarter acre plot at Center Boulevard between 48th Avenue and 47th Drive. The state claims that a Honeywell predecessor firm used the site to make and store roofing... [more]
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The state's Queens West Development Corp. said it plans to sue Honeywell International to pay for the $5 million to $10 million clean-up of toxic waste on the three-quarter acre plot at Center Boulevard between 48th Avenue and 47th Drive. The state claims that a Honeywell predecessor firm used the site to make and store roofing materials, and says it will sue because yearlong negotiations with the company have broken down.
said a Honeywell spokeswoman. "Based on the information available to us, we do not believe our predecessor company ever owned the Queens site or the business, which was closed by 1915. We have cooperated fully and found no evidence."
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Response by alanhart
over 15 years ago
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That same toxic waste has been fermenting in Long Island City for nearly a century? Seriously?
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Response by truthskr10
over 15 years ago
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I am a fan of punishing those who do wrong but I am really confused here.....
What does Honeywell or the company that closed in 1915 have to do with any of this?
When you or I buy or lease a property, we are required to do an environmental. If the city/state is leasing this substancial land to whom or whatever party,it is on the city to do at time of transaction(s).
And Queens West as leaseholder, is it a private entity?... another branch of "the city?"
Pass the blame is rampant these days!
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Response by alanhart
over 15 years ago
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I don't see what the big deal is ... all they do to "abate" the toxic waste is lay a few sheets of saran wrap over the ground before they build. That's what they did for the new condos in Long Island City, anyway. How could it be $5-10 million?
That same toxic waste has been fermenting in Long Island City for nearly a century? Seriously?
I am a fan of punishing those who do wrong but I am really confused here.....
What does Honeywell or the company that closed in 1915 have to do with any of this?
When you or I buy or lease a property, we are required to do an environmental. If the city/state is leasing this substancial land to whom or whatever party,it is on the city to do at time of transaction(s).
And Queens West as leaseholder, is it a private entity?... another branch of "the city?"
Pass the blame is rampant these days!
I don't see what the big deal is ... all they do to "abate" the toxic waste is lay a few sheets of saran wrap over the ground before they build. That's what they did for the new condos in Long Island City, anyway. How could it be $5-10 million?