It was once the largest landfill in the world, a behemoth dumping ground that opened in Staten Island’s swamps after World War II. Barges brought bilious heaps of trash to the Fresh Kills landfill for ...

In a bid to curb the rank smells, a Sanitation spokesperson said that the department is looking to use a scented mist at DSNY ...

The apparent snub of former Borough President Guy Molinari wasn't the only bit of controversy surrounding the recent pomp and circumstance on the 10th anniversary of the closing of the Fresh Kills ...

While the first stage of clean-up efforts takes place at Ground Zero in Manhattan, a second phase is underway at the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. Fresh Kills had stopped accepting waste for ...

If not for the occasional metal pipe sticking out of the ground—and methane-capture facilities off in the distance—Freshkills Park could almost pass for the natural habitat it used to be. Geese strut ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Diverse wildlife habitat. Acres of hilly grasslands. Creeks for kayaking and meadow trails for hiking and biking. This vibrant landscape at the edge of New York City was once Fresh ...

Efforts to turn what was once the largest landfill site in the world into a public park hit a milestone Sunday with the opening of the first section open to the public, New York City officials said.

Filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang, 70, had been on the road for about two weeks of a month-long road trip across the United States when she met a reporter in Ann Arbor before a screening of her 1994 ...

Family members of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center are pressing state lawmakers to pass a law that would require the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to ...