The Legacy of Staten Island's Fresh Kills Landfill

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 17, 2023

Fresh Kills - the former landfill on Staten Island - is now a park. Tom Wrobleski, senior opinion writer at the Staten Island Advance, talks 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.

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