Freshkills Park

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...

April 3, 2013

Freshkills Park Celebrates National Poetry Month With Fifth Annual Haiku Contest

Join Freshkills Park in celebrating National Poetry Month this April with our fifth annual Haiku...

April 12, 2012

Freshkills Park Hosts Fourth Annual Haiku Contest

Join Freshkills Park in celebrating National Poetry Month this April with our fourth annual...