2012 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:19:56 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: Re: [CPEO-BIF] Ayton Performance "Reclaims Brooklyn [NY] Brownfield"
 
For Mayor Bloomberg's press release, go to
http://www.nyc.gov:80/cgi-bin/misc/pfprinter.cgi? action=print&sitename=OM&p=1345666598000

On Aug 21, 2012, at 8:13 AM, Lenny Siegel wrote:

IndyCar Race Engines’ Startup Reclaims Brooklyn Brownfield

By Kristen Meriwether

Epoch Times

August 21, 2012

NEW YORK—When the next Indy 500 winner takes a victory lap next year, there is a chance the winning engine will have been designed right here in New York.

“New York City is known as a global leader in fields ranging from fashion to finance, tourism to tech startups, and biosciences to film and TV production. Now we can add the design of IndyCar race engines to the growing list of things that are ‘Made In New York,’” said Mayor Michael Bloomberg from Brooklyn Monday.IndyCar Race Engines' Startup Reclaims Brooklyn Brownfield


By Kristen Meriwether
Epoch Times
August 21, 2012

NEW YORK - When the next Indy 500 winner takes a victory lap next year, there is a chance the winning engine will have been designed right here in New York.

"New York City is known as a global leader in fields ranging from fashion to finance, tourism to tech startups, and biosciences to film and TV production. Now we can add the design of IndyCar race engines to the growing list of things that are 'Made In New York,'" said Mayor Michael Bloomberg from Brooklyn Monday.

...

The new shop will be built on a former brownfield site, a site that was contaminated with toxins and deemed unsuitable for development without being cleaned.

Bergman took advantage of the New York City Brownfield Cleanup Program, gaining nearly $80,000 in incentive money for cleaning up and building on the lot, which had been a vacant eyesore since 1985.
...

The new shop will be built on a former brownfield site, a site that was contaminated with toxins and deemed unsuitable for development without being cleaned.

Bergman took advantage of the New York City Brownfield Cleanup Program, gaining nearly $80,000 in incentive money for cleaning up and building on the lot, which had been a vacant eyesore since 1985.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-states/indycar-race-engines- startup-reclaims-brooklyn-brownfield-282008.html

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