Former Williamsburg Works MGP Site

The Williamsburg Works MGP site is located in a commercial/industrial area in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York.  The site is approximately six acres in size and is composed of three parcels of land located on the east bank of the East River between North 11^th and North 12^th Streets on the west and east sides of Kent Avenue.

A predecessor company to National Grid operated the former Williamsburg Works MGP from approximately the 1850s to the 1930s.  The plant covered several city blocks and produced gas for use in the surrounding community.  The gas production process also produced coal tar which escaped from subsurface structures and pipes.  This tar is still present in subsurface soils under the 50 Kent Avenue property and several adjoining properties.  The Williamsburg MGP was dismantled prior to 1941, and the site was subsequently subdivided, sold, and redeveloped for commercial, industrial, and manufacturing uses.

The IRM is being competed under an Order-on-Consent between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and National Grid.  The property is owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.