Freshkills Park

March 8, 2024

NYC PARKS UNVEILS NEW PUBLIC RESTROOM BUILDING AT LOPEZ PLAYGROUND; BREAKS GROUND ON FUTURE RESTROOM BUILDING AT OWL HOLLOW FIELDS

NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue joined Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella,...

October 16, 2023

MAYOR ADAMS, NYC PARKS COMMISSIONER DONOGHUE OPEN FIRST PUBLIC SPACE IN FRESHKILLS PARK, FORMERLY WORLD’S LARGEST LANDFILL

Once Completed, Freshkills Park Will Be Largest Park Developed by City in Century...

October 23, 2018

NYC PARKS AND DEPUTY MAYOR ALICIA GLEN BREAK GROUND ON ANCHOR PARKS’ ASTORIA PARK PROJECT AND UNVEIL SCHEMATIC DESIGNS FOR ANCHOR PARKS CITY-WIDE PROJECTS

Four Anchor Parks Projects To Enter Construction Before Year End NYC Parks Commissioner...

November 9, 2017

Freshkills Park Milestone

This 21-acre section will be the first area inside the Fresh Kills Landfill boundaries to open...

February 3, 2017

NYC PARKS MEETS WITH STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY TO REPORT BACK ON ANCHOR PARK SCOPING IDEAS

Freshkills Park design underway for first phase of improvements at the northern site...

November 30, 2015

NYC Parks Cuts Ribbon On New Springville Greenway At Freshkills Park

Last week, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, joined Deputy Borough President Ed...

December 18, 2014

Parks: A New Lens

New York City: too fast, too crowded, too much. Although I grew up just 30 minutes outside of...

May 22, 2014

Spring Birdwatching In New York City

In springtime, New York City parks offer some of the best birdwatching in the world, as hundreds...

April 1, 2014

Freshkills Park Celebrates National Poetry Month With Sixth Annual Haiku Contest

Freshkills Park celebrates National Poetry Month this April with our sixth annual Haiku Contest....

December 10, 2013

City’s Largest Solar Energy Installation To Be Built At Freshkills Park

On November 25, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Parks Commissioner Veronica M. White, Sanitation...