The Legacy of Staten Island's Fresh Kills Landfill

Published: Oct. 17, 2023, 4 p.m.

Fresh Kills - the former landfill on Staten Island - is now a park.\xa0Tom Wrobleski, senior opinion writer at the\xa0Staten Island Advance,\xa0talks about the history of the dump, how it affected Staten Islanders' perceptions of their home borough and their relationship to the rest of the city. Plus, he reports on the first portion of the park, which just opened.