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Proposed Lithium-ion Battery Plant in Southeast Queens Spurs Community Concern
Southeast Queens NY — A proposal by NineDot Energy to build a lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the St. Albans/ Addisleigh Park area of Southeast Queens has sparked ongoing protests and vocal opposition from local residents and civic leaders.
NineDot Energy, a Brooklyn-based clean energy developer, is planning to build a community-scale battery storage facility — part of a wave of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects the company says will help the region’s energy grid store renewable power, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and meet New York’s climate goals.
Community Safety and Fire Risk Concerns
Many Southeast Queens residents, including members of the Addisleigh Park Civic Association, and Southeast Queens environmental justice groups, are concerned about the plant’s proposed location in a primarily residential area that is rich in history and home to families, seniors, and community institutions.
Critics point specifically to the risk of lithium-ion battery fires, which have drawn national attention because of their intensity and difficulty to extinguish once they ignite. A high-profile fire at a large battery storage facility in California burned for days and forced evacuations — a reminder of the safety challenges associated with the technology.
In St. Albans, residents fear that any such incident near homes, schools, senior centers, and healthcare facilities could have devastating consequences — particularly in a historic neighborhood like Addisleigh Park, known as “Black Hollywood East” for attracting jazz legends, sports icons and cultural figures throughout the 20th century. “One of the biggest concerns is fire,” a community member told local media this summer, noting that once lithium batteries enter thermal runaway — a chain reaction of overheating — the blaze can be nearly impossible to extinguish and release dangerous gases that imperil nearby homes and residents.
In St. Albans, residents fear that any such incident near homes, schools, senior centers, and healthcare facilities could have devastating consequences — particularly in a historic neighborhood like Addisleigh Park, known as “Black Hollywood East” for attracting jazz legends, sports icons and cultural figures throughout the 20th century. “One of the biggest concerns is fire,” a community member told local media this summer, noting that once lithium batteries enter thermal runaway — a chain reaction of overheating — the blaze can be nearly impossible to extinguish and release dangerous gases that imperil nearby homes and residents.
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Protests, Civic Action, and Local Voices
Residents have been gathering regularly at key intersections along Linden Boulevard and other community locations to voice their fears and insist that these facilities be relocated to more appropriate industrial zones.
“This is about saying no to dangerous battery farms wedged in the middle of our homes,” said one local civic leader at a September rally, stressing that support for clean energy shouldn’t come at the expense of resident safety. Critics also point out that there have been instances of BESS fires in New York State, including upstate facilities that burned for days, reinforcing local concerns about placing such technology near densely populated neighborhoods.
Company and Official Position
NineDot Energy rejects the notion that its planned facilities are unsafe, emphasizing stringent regulatory oversight, permitting, and monitoring. The company states its BESS projects meet rigorous safety standards required by the FDNY and NYC Department of Buildings and are designed to support grid stability and reduce harmful emissions.
City fire officials have also publicly championed New York’s review system for battery storage, saying the local regulatory framework is among the most comprehensive in the nation. However, some elected officials and community advocates remain unconvinced, arguing that the facilities should be situated away from homes and sensitive community assets
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Historic Neighborhood, Future Debate
The NineDot project in St. Albans sits near the Addisleigh Park Historic District, an area celebrated for its architectural character and deep cultural legacy as a Black middle-class enclave that once housed icons like Jackie Robinson, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne. The prospect of industrial energy infrastructure — even one framed as “clean energy” — next to such a treasured community has heightened the urgency of local opposition and debate.
As development plans move through permitting and review stages, community groups continue to organize, demanding greater transparency, broader public review, and safer siting for battery storage technology. A meeting of community and civic leaders is planned for January 29th, 2026. The digital flyer can be seen below...
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