Staten Island Advance

It was the world’s largest landfill, now Staten Island park to get 50K flowers to lure bees and butterflies

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Members of the Freshkills Park Alliance announced Wednesday the kick off of their 50,000 Violet Project at Freshkills Park’s North Park, which opened in October 2023. The vision ...
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Composting stench a foul reminder of Staten Island’s dark landfill history | Opinion

We thought we were done with rancid stenches coming from the old Fresh Kills landfill property. But I guess not. A composting facility located on the grounds of the old dump has been stinking up the ...