Freshkills Park
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Muldoon Avenue (West Shore Exwy West Service Road) Staten Island , NY 10312 United States
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Freshkills Park will be 2,200 acres which will be almost 3 times the size of Central Park and the largest park developed in NYC in over 100 years. The site used to be the world's largest landfill.
Free tours and events are held from April to November each year. Make your reservation here: http://on.nyc.gov/TvooWt Read more
See the future of New York City 's parks today. Freshkills Park was once the world's biggest landfill. It will become the largest park built in NYC in more than a century. Read more
This used to be a dump...now it is a top kayaking spot and a playground ?? After the cancer studies I've done for my Masters degree, I may suggest not taking the kiddies here...
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Beautiful park! Ample parking and there is a beach inside the park too! - Alan-Arthur Aurelia
I really enjoy visiting this historic town. The museum is interesting, the houses are amazingly restored and I'll be coming back again! - Debbie Lee
The view from there is beautiful! There boardwalk is nice and theres a bunch of benches to sit and chill. - Rajni K
Category Landmarks and Outdoors » Park
Place United States » New York » Staten Island » Travis - Chelsea