Freshkills Park

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Freshkills Park is a large public park on Staten Island in New York City, built on the site of the former Fresh Kills Landfill and known for its extensive ecological restoration and recreational spaces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public park
reclaimed landfill site
urban park
area approximately 2200 acres
approximately 8.9 square kilometers
contains athletic fields
bicycle paths
grass-covered mounds
kayak launch areas
trails
viewing platforms
country United States of America
surface form: United States
formerSiteOf Freshkills Park self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fresh Kills Landfill
hasPart East Park
New Springville Greenway
North Park
Owl Hollow Fields
Schmul Park
South Park
The Confluence
West Park
hasUse active recreation
environmental education
passive recreation
recreation
research
wildlife habitat
inception 2001
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity borough of Staten Island
surface form: Borough of Staten Island

New York City Department of Parks and Recreation jurisdiction
locatedOn site of former Fresh Kills Landfill
location New York City
New York
surface form: New York State

Staten Island
notableFor large-scale ecological restoration
size larger than Central Park
transformation from landfill to park
openingDate 2012
operator New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
ownedBy New York City
surface form: City of New York
partOf New York City park system
significantProject ecological restoration
grassland restoration
landfill capping
methane capture infrastructure
wetland restoration
terrainFeature creeks
marshes
meadows
tidal wetlands
woodlands

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Staten Island contains Freshkills Park
New York City park system hasPart Freshkills Park
Freshkills Park formerSiteOf Freshkills Park self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fresh Kills Landfill
Richmond County containsLandmark Freshkills Park
Richmond County, New York contains Freshkills Park
Schmul Park partOf Freshkills Park
this entity surface form: Freshkills Park project
Schmul Park adjacentTo Freshkills Park
North Park partOf Freshkills Park
North Park partOf Freshkills Park
this entity surface form: Freshkills Park North Park Phase
North Park within Freshkills Park
this entity surface form: former Fresh Kills Landfill site
The Confluence partOf Freshkills Park
The Confluence locatedInProtectedArea Freshkills Park
The Confluence relatedTo Freshkills Park
this entity surface form: Freshkills Park Master Plan
Owl Hollow Fields locatedIn Freshkills Park
New Springville Greenway locatedIn Freshkills Park
West Park partOf Freshkills Park
West Park hasParentProject Freshkills Park
this entity surface form: Freshkills Park redevelopment
borough of Staten Island containsProtectedArea Freshkills Park
subject surface form: Staten Island
borough of Staten Island hasLandmark Freshkills Park
subject surface form: Staten Island
East Park partOf Freshkills Park
East Park relatedTo Freshkills Park
this entity surface form: North Park (Freshkills Park)
East Park relatedTo Freshkills Park
this entity surface form: South Park (Freshkills Park)
East Park relatedTo Freshkills Park
this entity surface form: West Park (Freshkills Park)
West Shore Expressway passesNear Freshkills Park