One of New York City’s most notorious garbage dumps is undergoing a transformation that is turning a massive landfill into one of the city’s largest green spaces. The project is one of the most ...
The city plans to convert Fresh Kills on Staten Island into a park by the year 2036, with its rolling green hills and a view of the water. So it’s hard to imagine that 25 years ago, 1.2 million tons ...
Today, much of the once-stinking landfill is a diverse wildlife habitat with acres of hilly grasslands, meadows, woodlands and marshes. There are hiking and biking trails and creeks just waiting for ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island’s Fresh Kills Landfill, the world’s largest trash site, closed in March 2001. Now, a quarter-century later, following years of a rehabilitation effort, Freshkills ...
Uncover the socio-political implications of landfills like Fresh Kills and their impact on urban planning and environmental justice.
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