re: #701 razorbacker

Fresh Kills was the largest sanitary landfill in the world when it was closed. After 9/11 it was reopened to receive debris from Ground Zero, and nearly 2 million tons of debris were barged and then carted there and separated out remains and personal effects from the millions of tons of debris.

Most of Fresh Kills will be turned into a park, with the portion used for 9/11 recovery turned into a possible memorial.

The City is in the process of developing several other landfills into park/wildland, including a section across from Starett City.