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SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 | 11 A.M. - 4 P.M.
FREE EVENT | RAIN OR SHINE!
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The hills and creeks of the closed 2,200-acre Fresh Kills Landfill are beginning their transformation into NYC's biggest and most fascinating new park, on Staten Island's west shore. Join us for the third annual preview of what the park will have to offer!
- KAYAKING
- WALKING TOURS
- BIKING
- KITE FLYING
- KITE MAKING
- COMPOSTING & REUSE WORKSHOPS
- LOCAL ARTISANS
- PUBLIC ART
- GAMES
- GIVEAWAYS
- FOOD TRUCKS
- MUCH MORE!
E–WASTE RECYCLING DROP–OFF IN PARKING LOT
Learn more about Freshkills Park
Sneak Peak at Freshkills Park is presented by the Freshkills Park Alliance, the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, and the NYC Department of Sanitation, with support from Pratt Industries, The Home Depot, The Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island, The College of Staten Island, Wagner College, Showplace Entertainment Center, the Hilton Garden Inn, M & R Hotel Group, The Lower East Side Ecology Center.
Browse photos from last year's event on flickr!
Free Freshkills Park augmented reality app
Freshkills Park+ allows you to access information, audio, video and links about locations viewable through your smartphone’s camera. The experience was built with the Layar Browser application and is available for iPhone4, iPad, Android, Nokia and Blackberry devices. Click here to learn more or to download Layar to your mobile device.
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