08/17/2026
⚠️ DID YOU KNOW? A RADIOACTIVE SUPERFUND SITE SITS RIGHT ON THE BUSHWICK–RIDGEWOOD BORDER.
The former Wolff-Alport Chemical Company, located along Irving and Cooper Avenues, processed monazite sand containing radioactive thorium from the 1920s until 1954. For years, radioactive waste was discharged into the sewer system and may also have been buried on the property. (Cumulis)
The contamination affected buildings, soil, sidewalks, streets and portions of the sewer system. The EPA placed Wolff-Alport on the Superfund National Priorities List in 2014, and cleanup work remains ongoing. (Cumulis)
For families in CEC District 32 and the greater Bushwick community, environmental safety is an education issue. Our children deserve safe schools, safe streets, clean air and healthy neighborhoods.
CEC 32 believes our community deserves information, transparency and a voice as this cleanup continues.
📍 Irving Avenue & Cooper Avenue — Ridgewood/Bushwick border
☢️ Wolff-Alport Chemical Company Superfund Site
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