Fresh Kills Park
Fresh Kills Park
FreshKills Park
of important wetland framed by spectacular views of
downtown Manhattan. This award-winning Master Plan
vision, for this 2,200 acre park designed by Field Operations,
will guide the transformation from landfill to parklands over
the next 30 years.”
Staten Island, NY
Field Operations
Timeline
1948: Fresh Kills Landfill established by Robert
Moses and City of New York
“I am firmly convinced that a limited landfill project can be undertaken at Fresh Kill,
a project that would prove of great value to the island through the reclamation of
valuable land from now worthless marshland.”
This three systems form into one cohesive and dynamic unit. The park will be
constructed in six phases.
1- Schmul Park
2- Owl Hollow Soccer Fields
3- New Springville Greenway
4- North Park
5- East Park
6- South Park
The Confluence: divided into Creek
Landing (20 acres) and the Point (50
acres)