NYC Government Publication

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.

Sub title

• NYC SANITATION, NYC PARKS, AND NEW YORK STATE DEC TO MAKE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT AROUND FRESH KILLS LANDFILL CLOSURE

Agency

• Sanitation, Department of (DSNY)

Additional creators

• NYC Parks Department
• NYS DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation)

Subject

• Staten Island
• Memorials
• Sanitation

Report type

• Press Releases

Date published

• 2022-05-23

Language

• English

Fiscal year

• 2022

Calendar year

• 2022

Borough

• Staten Island

Required Report Name

• Not Required

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