Photos: Today Only, Get An Early Look At Freshkills Park's Cool Transformation
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View from North Park area of Freshkills Park<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistFreshkills Park. Seriously, this is New York City? Yes it is!<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistFreshkills Park<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistGoethals Bridge as seen from the South Park area<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistParachute jump at Coney Island as seen from the South Park area<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistEmpire State Building and One World Trade Center as seen from the South Park area of Freshkills Park. That’s the Staten Island Mall in the foreground.<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistBayonne Bridge as seen from the South Park area<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistView from North Park area of Freshkills Park<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistVerrazano-Narrows Bridge as seen from the South Park area<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistView from the South Park area of Newark and a United jet in the EWR flight path <br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistEloise Hirsh, Park Administrator, Freshkills Park, NYC Parks & Recreation<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistAdam Conanan, Landfill Director for the Department of Sanitation. The red building behind him is his elementary school.<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistOsprey nest. The birds themselves are gone for the season<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistMidtown Manhattan and Jersey City as seen from the North Park area<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistBayonne Bridge as seen from the North Park area<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistFreshkills Park<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistFreshkills Park<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistFreshkills Park<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistOne World Trade Center and Lower Manhattan as seen from the North Park area of Freshkills Park<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistView from the North Park area of Freshkills Park<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistGas well at Freshkills Park<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistGas purification plant at Freshkills Park<br/>
Evan Bindelglass/GothamistGas control flare stationat Freshkills Park. There are three of these. When the purification and processing facilities are offline, the excess gas is burned off at these sites.<br/>
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