THE 96-acre site at the southernmost tip of the Bronx, once a busy railroad yard, has sat unused for 25 years, its future clouded by the asbestos, hydrocarbons and lead left from its industrial past. Now, with an unusual alliance of developers working to revive the site, the asbestos and much of the heavily contaminated soil have been removed, and what remains will be paved over with clean material to seal up the remnants of pollution. As a result of the clean-up, the site, which is owned b...
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/06/realestate/a-new-life-for-a-polluted-old-bronx-rail-yard.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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