The Fresh Kills Landfill was a landfill covering 2,200 acres (890 ha) in the New York City borough of Staten Island in the United States. The name comes from the landfill's location along the banks of the Fresh Kills estuary in western Staten Island.
Garbage scows bring solid waste to Plant #2 at Fresh Kills Landfill in 1973
Fresh Kills Landfill on the western edge of Staten Island
A D7 Tractor with two Athey Wagons dumping, 1973.
Worker combing through debris from the World Trade Center at the Fresh Kills landfill; Manhattan is visible in the distance
Staten Island is the southernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southern most point of New York. The borough is separated from the adjacent state of New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and from the rest of New York by New York Bay. With a population of 495,747 in the 2020 Census, Staten Island is the least populated New York City borough but the third largest in land area at 58.5 sq mi (152 km2); it is also the least densely populated and most suburban borough in the city.
Image: Look out point (cropped)
Image: Staten Island Zoo Entrance
Image: Spirit of America Staten Island Ferry
Image: College of Staten Island Campus (6560390369)
