STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — When a popular Staten Island gas station closed unexpectedly in September and green construction fences were erected around its perimeter, residents flooded Facebook with comments and questions, expressing hope that their neighborhood pumps were just under renovation and would be back in service soon.
But two months later, the fences have been removed, and according to Department of Buildings records, so have the fuel tanks.
“Propose to perform excavation operation, remove buried motor fuel tanks and related piping …” noted a job filing for the BP gas station at 4275 Amboy Rd. in Eltingville.
Work began at the site, which is located at the corner of Armstrong Avenue, on or around Sept. 19 and the fencing was later removed. And while no change in use, egress or occupancy is proposed under the application, the pumps are gone, and the service center is now empty.
According to the BP website, there are currently 10 stations on Staten Island. The Amboy Road/Armstrong site is no longer listed in the directory. (Staten Island Advance/SILive | Jessica Jones-Gorman)
A press rep for BP said the company had no comment regarding the closure and did not respond to a follow-up question about whether the station was still part of the BP portfolio. According to the BP website, there are currently 10 stations on Staten Island. The Amboy Road/Armstrong site is no longer listed in the directory.
No future construction plans have been filed for that address with the DOB. Caution tape currently surrounds a portion of the vacant space.
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