On Smith Street side
On Huntington Street side
trash around siteOnce again, the construction fence surrounding the Abadi/Vichar property at 455/459 Smith Street has fallen down, leaving the highly toxic site wide open to the public. Rain soaked plywood panels, together with sections of the chain-link fence, were blown right onto the sidewalk on Smith Street. On Huntington Street, a section fell right onto a car.
This, it would seem, has become a frequent occurrence at the site. The same happened in November '09. And of course, there was a partial building collapse at the site before that.
The Abadi property has been declared a brownfield site due to the contaminated soil and coal tar left behind by the old Brooklyn Union Gas Company and various other industries. It is also next to the equally toxic six acre Public Place site, which the city intends to turn into a mixed-use development with over 700 units of low and middle -income housing after re-mediation.
The NYC Department of Buildings has placed a partial stop work order on the site and there are quite a few violations that are outstanding.
This is a dangerous situation that has been allowed to occur over and over. Leaving a brownfield site wide open is just unacceptable.
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