Fresh Kills on the western edge of Staten Island Fresh Kills (from the Middle Dutch word kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel") is a stream and freshwater estuary in the western portion of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is the site of the Fresh Kills Landfill, formerly New York City's principal landfill. 40.57667° N 74.18733° W Fresh Kills, Staten Island, New York © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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As a body of water, a kill is a creek. ...
For other meanings, see Estuary (disambiguation) Rio de la Plata estuary An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. ...
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The Fresh Kills Landfill on the New York City borough of Staten Island, was formerly the largest landfill in the world, at 2200 acres (890 hectares),[1] and was New York Citys principal landfill in the second half of the 20th century. ...
The watershed (basin) of the Fresh Kills drains much of the wet lowlands of the western portion of the island and flows into the Arthur Kill around the Isle of Meadow. The channel around the north end of the Isle of Meadow is sometimes called Little Fresh Kill and the southern channel is called Great Fresh Kill. The Arthur Kill, seen from Staten Island, with Carteret, New Jersey in the background. ...
The Isle of Meadow, shown in red, along the western side of Staten Island The Isle of Meadow is a small uninhabited island in Staten Island, New York in the United States. ...
The stream has two major branches. The north branch is Main Creek. The south branch is Richmond Creek, which drains much of the central part of the island, with its headwaters near Historic Richmond Town, on the southern end of the terminal moraine of the island. The system of streams provides recreational kayaking and wildlife viewing in the preserved wetlands. The former Richmond County courthouse now on the grounds of Historic Richmond Town At this special place, the transformation from present to past is a sudden modern day telephone pole lying on its side as a barrier to keep out the 21st Century. ...
Moraine is the general term for debris of all sorts originally transported by glaciers or ice sheets that have since melted away. ...
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A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ...
Fresh Kills Park Project
Covering 2,220 acres (8.9 km²), three times the size of Central Park, Fresh Kills Park will offer a variety of public spaces and facilities for varied activities. The site is large enough to support many sports and programs including nature trails, mountain biking, community events, outdoor dining, sports fields, kayaking and canoeing.[1] Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres, 3. ...
A large wind farm is proposed for the park which has the potential to deliver electricity to 5,000 homes in Staten Island.[2]
References The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is the branch of government of the City of New York responsible for maintaining the citys parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the citys natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for citys residents. ...
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James Molinaro, is the 14th and current Borough President of Staten Island, New York. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...
is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...
External links - Fresh Kills Park: News and Resource Guide
See also | Neighborhoods in the New York City Borough of Staten Island | Annadale · Arden Heights · Arrochar · Bay Terrace · Bloomfield · Brighton Heights · Bulls Head · Castleton · Castleton Corners · Charleston · Clifton · Concord · Dongan Hills · East Shore · Egbertville · Elm Park · Eltingville · Emerson Hill · Farm Colony · Fort Wadsworth · Fox Hills · Fresh Kills · Graniteville · Grant City · Grasmere · Great Kills · Greenridge · Grymes Hill · Heartland Village · Hoffman Island · Howland Hook · Huguenot · Isle of Meadow · Lighthouse Hill · Livingston · Manor Heights · Mariners Harbor · Meiers Corners · Mid-Island · Midland Beach · New Brighton · New Dorp · New Dorp Beach · New Springville · North Shore · Oakwood · Ocean Breeze · Pleasant Plains · Port Ivory · Port Richmond · Prall's Island · Prince's Bay · Randall Manor · Richmondtown · Richmond Valley · Rosebank · Rossville · St. George · Shooters Island · Shore Acres · Silver Lake · Snug Harbor · South Beach · South Shore · Stapleton · Stapleton Heights · Sunnyside · Swinburne Island · Todt Hill · Tompkinsville · Tottenville · Tottenville Beach · Travis · Ward Hill · Westerleigh · West New Brighton · West Shore · Willowbrook · Woodrow New York Harbor waterways (numbered): 1. ...
This is a list of rivers in the state of New York in the United States. ...
This is list of neighborhoods in Staten Island, one of five boroughs of New York City. ...
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This article is about the borough in New York City. ...
Annadale is a neighborhood or section of Staten Island, New York, USA, situated on the islands South Shore. ...
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Arrochar is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ...
Bay Terrace is the name of a street, which in turn gave its name to a neighborhood, on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York. ...
Bloomfield is the name of a locality on the West Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. It lies immediately to the north of Travis. ...
Brighton Heights is the name of a neighborhood in New York Citys borough of Staten Island. ...
Bulls Head is a neighborhood in west-central Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of the USAs largest city, New York. ...
Castleton is former town in the U.S. state of New York. ...
Castleton Corners (or Four Corners) is a neighborhood of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, which is the largest city in the United States. ...
Charleston is the name of a neighborhood, or section, of New York Citys borough of Staten Island. ...
View from the Staten Island Railway platform in Clifton, looking towards the Narrows Clifton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ...
Concord is the name of a neighborhood on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Located on the islands East Shore, with Grymes Hill and Emerson Hill rising to the west and Grasmere to the east, and with Clifton to the north and Dongan...
Dongan Hills is a neighborhood located within New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ...
The term East Shore is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ...
Egbertville is the name of a neighborhood located immediately inland from, but classifiable within, the East Shore of Staten Island. ...
Elm Park is the name of a small park in the Port Richmond section of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. The park is located across Innis Street from Port Richmond High School. ...
Eltingville is the name of a neighborhood on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is on the islands South Shore, immediately to the south of Great Kills and north of Annadale. ...
Emerson Hill is the name of a hill, and the neighborhood upon which the hill is situated, in Staten Island, New York, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. The hill is named for Judge William Emerson, brother of Ralph Waldo Emerson; the judge purchased a house...
The New York City Farm Colony is a poorhouse that formerly existed on Staten Island, one of the citys five boroughs. ...
Fort Wadsworth is a former military installation on Staten Island, New York. ...
Fox Hills is the name of a neighbohood on the North Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, the largest city in the USA. This name is not commonly used to describe the area, but can be related to the area surrounding the Fountains...
Graniteville is the name of a neighborhood in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of the USAs largest city, New York. ...
Grant City is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. The island comprises one of the five boroughs of New York City. ...
Grasmere is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York. ...
Great Kills is the name of a neighborhood within New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ...
Greenridge is a name sometimes used to denote the western part of Eltingville, a neighborhood on Staten Islands South Shore. ...
Grymes Hill is a neighborhood, situated upon a hill by that name, on Staten Island. ...
Heartland Village is a residential development located close to the geographic center of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of the USAs largest city, New York. ...
Aerial photo of Lower New York Bay, showing Hoffman and Swinburne islands. ...
The Howland Hook Marine Terminal is a container port facility located in northwestern Staten Island in New York City, . It is situated on the east side of the Arthur Kill, at the entrance to Newark Bay, just north of the Goethals Bridge. ...
Huguenot is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. Originally named Bloomingview, its present name is derived from the French Huguenots, many of whom came to Staten Island in the 18th Century to escape religious persecution. ...
The Isle of Meadow, shown in red, along the western side of Staten Island The Isle of Meadow is a small uninhabited island in Staten Island, New York in the United States. ...
A map of Staten Island shown with 5 boroughs. ...
Livingston is a name sometimes applied to the northeastern portion of West Brighton, a neighborhood located on the North Shore of New York Citys borough of Staten Island. ...
Manor Heights is named as such due to the areas sudden elevation in its location and due to the fact that the area is adjacent to Manor Road, a major thoroughfare in the North Shore of Staten Island. ...
Mariners Harbor is a neighborhood located in the northwestern corner of New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ...
Meiers Corners is the name of a neighborhood on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Meiers Corners is sometimes confused with the adjacent neighborhood of Westerleigh; however, Westerleigh is generally understood to mean the area immediately west of Castleton Corners that is also north...
The term Mid-Island is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ...
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New Brighton is a neighborhood, formerly an independent village, located on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, USA. The neighborhood comprises an older industrial and residential harborfront area along the Kill Van Kull west of St. ...
The approximate area of the neighborhood of New Dorp on Staten Island is shown highlighted in orange. ...
New Dorp Beach lies at the foot of the town New Dorp, along the Southern shore of Staten Island, between Midland Beach and Oakwood Beach. ...
New Springville is a neighborhood in Staten Island, New York. ...
The term North Shore is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within New York Citys borough of Staten Island, USA. Generally, the North Shore is deemed to consist of the communities located within ZIP Codes 10303, 10302 and 10310 in their entirety, along with all of the area...
Oakwood is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. The communitys station on the Staten Island Railway bears the name Oakwood Heights, but the origin of this appellation is a mystery, since there...
Ocean Breeze is a name sometimes applied to the southern part of the neighborhood on Staten Island, New York, United States, known as South Beach. ...
Pleasant Plains is a neighborhood located on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, the largest city in the United States. ...
Port Ivory is a locality situated in the northwestern corner of Staten Island. ...
Port Richmond, seen from Bayonne, New Jersey across the Kill Van Kull Port Richmond is a neighborhood situated on the North Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is along the waterfront of the Kill Van Kull, with the southern terminus of...
Pralls Island, in the Arthur Kill, is shown in red Pralls Island is an uninhabited island in the Arthur Kill between Staten Island, New York, and Linden, New Jersey, in the United States. ...
Princes Bay is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of New York Citys borough of Staten Island. ...
Randall Manor is a neighborhood located on the North Shore of Staten Island. ...
Richmondtown, is a neighborhood on Staten Island in the city and state of New York, in the United States. ...
Richmond Valley is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, the largest city in the United States. ...
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Rossville is the name of a neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, located to the west of Princes Bay, on the islands South Shore. ...
Overlooking the harbor from beside Borough Hall St. ...
The eastern end of Shooters Island (background, forested) as seen from the waterfront of Staten Island Shooters Island () is a small uninhabited island at the southern end of Newark Bay, along the north shore of Staten Island. ...
Shore Acres is a neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, one of the five boroughs of New York City. ...
Silver Lake is the name of a reservoir on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Located inside Silver Lake Park â the first city park to be established on Staten Island â Silver Lake was created in 1917 when water was brought there from the Ashokan...
Founded in 1808 by Captain Robert Richard Randall (for whom the nearby neighborhood of Randall Manor is named), Sailors Snug Harbor was the first and only home for retired merchant seamen in the history of the United States, when it opened in 1833. ...
South Beach is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is situated immediately to the south of the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. ...
The South Shore is a geographical term applied to the area of Staten Island, New York, USA south and east of the islands ridge of hills (and Richmond Creek and Fresh Kills south of Historic Richmond Town) along the waterfront and adjacent areas from the Narrows to the mouth...
Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ...
Stapleton Heights (or Stapleton Hill) is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island, New York, part of New York City in the United States. ...
Sunnyside is the name of a neighborhood in the Mid-Island region of Staten Island. ...
Swinburne Island hospital, 1879. ...
Todt Hill (elevation 410 ft) is a small mountain ridge on Staten Island, New York. ...
Tompkinsville is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ...
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Tottenville Beach is a name that is used to describe the southernmost part of Tottenville, the southernmost neighborhood of Staten Island, in the city of New York City, the largest city in the USA. It is defined as the part of Tottenville south of Hylan Boulevard. ...
Travis is the name of a neighborhood at the west-central edge of Staten Island. ...
Ward Hill is the name of a neighborhood located in the northeastern part of Staten Island, which is one of the five boroughs of New York City, the USAs largest city. ...
Westerleigh is the name of a neighborhood on Staten Island, New York in New York City. ...
West New Brighton is a neighborhood of New York City, USA situated along the central North Shore of Staten Island. ...
The term West Shore refers to the section of New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island that borders the Arthur Kill, between the Staten Island Expressway and the Fresh Kills. ...
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