Freshkills Park Tour with Field R/D Artist Lize Mogel
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Staten Island Ferry Terminal
1 Bay Street Taxi Stand (Ramp E) Staten Island, NY 10314Description
Join Field R/D artist Lize Mogel and NYC Parks staff and scientists on a special bus tour of Freshkills Park. The tour will explore the landfill-to-park project within a longer trajectory of a changing urban environment. We’ll look at the constructed and natural infrastructure that has shifted the Freshkills ecosystem from landscape to wastescape and back to landscape again. We'll learn how the early stages of this very long-term project is already creating productive habitat for non-humans. The tour will include three stops where participants can leave the bus and experience the Freshkills landscape firsthand.
The tour will begin and end at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in St. George. This tour is free but space is very limited, so advance registration is required.
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At 2,200 acres, Freshkills Park will be almost three times the size of Central Park and the largest park developed in New York City in over 100 years. Free tours offer insights into ongoing development and unmatched views, and recreational programs provide opportunities to experience the hills and waterways before the park officially opens.