Freshkills is the argest park developed in New York City in over 100 years.

It is the transformation of a formerly worlds largest landfill.

Type : City Park
Location : Staten Island, New York, USA
Area : 2,200 acres (8.9 km2)
Created : 2008
Operated by : NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

1947 - 2001 = Worlds Largest Landfill.

2001 = Closed due to Injurious Impact on Environment and Public Health Issues.

2001 = Renowned Landscape Architecture firm, James Corner Field Operations
won the competition.

201 2008 = The Initial Completion was done.

The City of New York established the Fresh Kills Landfill in 1948
At its peak of operation in
1986-87, Fresh Kills received
as much as 29,000 tons of
trash per day.


2001 2008 = Completion





Freshkills Park designed by 5 main areas:

1. The Confluence (made up of Creek Landing and The Point)

2. North Park

3. South Park

4. East Park

5. West Park.



The Confluence is the cultural and waterfront recreation core of the park :
Creek Landing (20 acres) will be designed for waterfront activities ( Esplanade,
Canoe ) while containing ample car parking. It is the central point of arrival and
departure of park users.

The Point (50 acres) is designed to accommodate sports fields, event spaces,
lawns, artwork and educational programming.
Old machinery and artifacts from Fresh Kills Landfill operations will act as
outdoor sculptural pieces, and the old barges will be reimagined as floating
gardens.

North Park (233 acres, max. elev. 150 ft.) will be characterized by simple, vast
natural settingsmeadows, wetlands and creeks.
The area has paths and trails for walking, running, bicycling and skating
encircling the northern mound.

South Park (425 acres, max. elev. 140 ft.) will provide large natural settings and
active recreational spaces, including soccer fields, an equestrian facility and
mountain biking pathways.
The area is also large enough to house a major sports and recreation center for
track and field and/or swimming.
East Park (482 acres, max. elev. 135 ft.) defined by the park road sensitively
designed as a scenic route integrated into the landscape. It has been
conceptualized as a nature education area with specially designed wetlands,
boardwalks and exhibits and public art installations.
West Park (545 acres, max. elev. 200 ft.) hosts the sites largest mound, with the
West Shore Expressway to the east and offers a direct line of sight to lower
Manhattan.
An enormous earthwork monument is envisioned atop the mound in
remembrance of the September 11 recovery effort that occurred in this location.