Giuliani closes Fresh Kills Landfill
- Date Range
- 2001 – 2001
- Title
- Giuliani closes Fresh Kills Landfill
- What occurred
- In 2001, after 9/11, mayor Rudolph Giuliani closed the Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island. While this seemed like a great idea at the time it actually lead to some issues that were not solved until mayor Bloomberg, in 2006, signed legislation to create a new method of disposing solid waste. Aditionally, in 2020, Fresh Kills is now becoming a park.
- Location
- Staten Island, New York
- Image Citation
- https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/09/us/september-11-cancer-rates-fresh-kills/
- Student name(s)
- Jack Wiley