Staten Island is a outer borough which lacks good public transportation and the amenities that the other boroughs have. From Garbage Dump to Energy Source.
The name has long been associated with the world's largest landfill, and has made life for many Staten Islanders (where the dump is located), well, stink. (Photo: Lawrence Muresan for The New York Times)
Sneak ‘Peak’ was a one-day festival celebrating Staten Island’s landfill-to-park project as an icon for the … Read More → July 05, 2011 | by Vicky Plestis. But the hypothetical city’s financial viability was partially predicated on the notion that New York City would pay to use the Fresh Kills dump, noted a recent Staten Island Advance article.
It also has a significant history as the site of the Fresh Kills Landfill, which was the largest landfill in the world before closing in 2001. At 2,200 acres, Freshkills Park will be almost three times the size of Central Park and the largest park developed in New York City in over 100 years.
Staten Island’s firefighters and police officers serve the city by a far greater proportion to the total population than any other borough (more firefighters from Staten Island died on 9/11, than any other single borough) . It was a place to avoid, the butt of a thousand jokes.
At 2,200 acres, Freshkills Park is almost three times the size of Central Park and the largest park to be developed in New York City in over 100 years.
Das Stadtbild mit Vorstadtcharakter wird von locker bebauten Wohngebieten und Grünanlagen geprägt.. Auf der Insel befinden sich bedeutende Schiffswerften und Erdölraffinerien, außerdem verschiedene Colleges und ein Campus der Saint John's University. Freshkills Park 1 of 18. Presented by Borough President James P. Molinaro. For years, popular urban legend on Staten Island held that there were only two things you could see from space -- the Great Wall of China and Fresh Kills Landfill. Becoming congested with heavy traffic. For generations, Staten Island’s Fresh Kills Landfill was a dump, the receptacle for solid waste from all over New York City. The Wild Comeback Of New York's Legendary Landfill At Freshkills Park, where the city dumped 150 million tons of its garbage, human desires and nature’s needs are feeling their way to a … You have Victory Blvd, Hylan Blvd and Richmond Ave. That’s it. Photo by James Dunn Since the Fresh Kills Landfill closed in 2001, city and state officials have begun trying to turn it into a park, but the process will take decades. Basically, there is nothing to do there. “The Brookfield Landfill remained a sore spot for many Staten Island residents for the past few decades,” said Assembly Member Castorina. From the time it opened in 1947 until closing in 2001, Fresh Kills was synonymous with its stench, a sad reminder of how our society is drowning in its own refuse.
Video: “The Fresh Kills Story: From World’s Largest Garbage Dump to a World-Class Park.” One-hour documentary by Andy Levison, Staten Island Borough President’s Office.
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