The Freshkills Park Administrator, Eloise Hirsh, was chosen by the Department of Parks & Recreation and began work overseeing park development. Read the Daily Plant article.
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2006: Video: “It’s My Park: Freshkills – Staten Island”
Video produced by Adrian Sas, 2010.
In 2006, the Department of Parks & Recreation began offering guided bus tours of the future park. The tours were organized by a Freshkills Park staff member and led by Urban Park Rangers.
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2006: Draft Master Plan
Mayor Bloomberg and City Planning Director Amanda M. Burden announced the release of the Draft Master Plan for Freshkills Park.
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2005: Owl Hollow Fields Announcement
August 22: Mayor Bloomberg announced the creation of Owl Hollow Soccer Fields.
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2004: Public Review
Between Fall 2004 and Spring 2006, a series of meetings and workshops were conducted where New Yorkers were able to communicate their vision for the future of Fresh Kills. A number of guiding principles were the result of the process and were used to develop the Draft Master Plan. Learn more about the public review process.
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2003: Draft Master Plan Announcement
September: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the official kick-off of the $3.38-million Draft Master Plan process that would map out the future use of the Fresh Kills site. Read the Mayor’s announcement.
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2003: Field Operations Wins Design Competition
June: Landscape architecture firm Field Operations was selected as the planning and design consultant.
Image: NYC Department of City Planning.
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2001 – 2002: September 11 Recovery Effort
During the 10–month recovery effort after September 11, rescue workers carefully screened and sifted the 1.2 million tons of material that came from the World Trade Center site to Fresh Kills. The search effort did not end until all discernible materials and effects were removed and taken to the New York City Medical Examiner’s office for identification and safekeeping.
After the FBI, NYPD, and Office of Emergency Management determined the process of retrieval had been exhaustive and complete, the screened and sifted WTC materials remaining at Fresh Kills were placed in a 48–acre area immediately adjacent to the recovery site on the West Mound at Fresh Kills. A layer of clean soil at least 1 foot deep was placed in this area prior to placement of the screened materials; afterward it was covered with additional clean soil to protect the site.
Photo by Michael Falco.
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2001: Design Competition Finalists
December: Three finalist teams were chosen by a jury of professionals to compete for selection as planning consultant:
First Place: Field Operations – Philadelphia, PA and New York, NY
Second Place: JMP Landscape and John McAslan + Partners – London, England, UK
Third Place: RIOS Associates, Inc. – Los Angeles, CA
Image: RIOS Associates, Inc.
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2001: September 11
After the World Trade Center attack of September 11, 2001, the state consent order closing the landfill was amended by Governor George Pataki in order to allow for the transfer of materials from the World Trade Center site to Fresh Kills.
Photo by Michael Falco.