State DEC certifying landfill as officially closed; key step in decades-long process of converting Fresh Kills from landfill to park. This certification comes nearly 20 years after Fresh Kills received its final piece of debris from Ground Zero and months ahead of the opening of North Park.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that City Hall and other municipal buildings will light up yellow in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and all those who lost their lives in the Holocaust.
The New York City Department of Sanitation, gathered for a private ceremony yesterday, September 9th, 2021, to honor members of the Department who lost their lives due to their service on and after 9/11.
Friday, September 3, 2021 – The New York City Department of Sanitation, the world’s largest municipal sanitation agency, will honor members of the Department who lost their lives due to their service on and after 9/11.
Designed by architect Poy Gum Lee the ceremonial gateway with benches is named for Lt. Benjamin R. Kimlau and is dedicated in the memory of Chinese American soldiers who died during World War II.