Talk:Fresh Kills Landfill
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I moved the text of this page from the entry Fresh Kills which is properly the name of the stream and not the landfill. After moving, I rewrote it and corrected a number of things
- the "viewable from space" is completely anecdotal and patently false.
- the streams called Fresh Kills still exist and thrive.
- the closure of the island was due primarily to local pressure, not from the federal government.
The page could use more details about the history and geography. The section that is probably most deserved of expansion concerns the future plans for the site. IN 2001, there was design competition for the new parklands, but I am not sure of the status, since the WTC collapse shuffled any timetable most likely.--Decumanus 21:57, 15 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Actually, "viewable from space" is patently and meaninglessly true, you can see an awful lot of things from orbit.--Pharos 07:47, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I removed the claim below, which is obviously false. The claim was mentioned here, which says it was expected to become the largest structure if allowed to grow to 500 ft. However, the landfill was closed at 100 ft.
- The Landfill is also the largest single man made structure ever, larger even than the Great wall of China.
Wuputah 04:10, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] name?
Shouldn't the article devote a sentence or two to how the landfill got its name?
Those of us who know NYC mainly from crime thrillers are likely to assume that the name was an ironic comment on how frequently the landfill is used for dumping the victims of organized crime assassinations.
Cheers! -- Geo Swan 21:11, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
- The last line of the first graph does explain the name: "The name "Fresh Kills" refers to its location along the banks of the Fresh Kills estuary in western Staten Island." But it should explain the Dutch word "kill." Digit LeBoid 21:30, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] More Claims
Is there any documentation of this claim: "It is also seen as being the largest man-made structure on Earth. In fact in 2001 its peak was taller than the Statue Of Liberty."-? It sounds a lot like the claims of how big the landfill would have been if completed, but did not necessarily happen. Digit LeBoid 14:28, 25 April 2007 (UTC)—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Digit LeBoid (talk • contribs) 14:26, 23 April 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Clarification
Should "The debris was later removed into various locations, including museums and steel mills" read "Some of the debris..." I believe there is still debris, including human remains on the site. Digit LeBoid 15:06, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The Dump
oh man, i HATED the dump, as staten islanders call it. I'm glad we got rid of it. Staten Island was about to secede from New York City, but Mayor Giuliani promised that he'd get rid of it if we stayed. any questions, talk on my talk page Splittt 21:40, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
- Please remember that Wikipedia is not a forum, and the talk page is for comments about improving the article, not about general discussions of the subject. MrVibrating 10:32, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Syringe Tide?
Should we add something about the fact that it was the cause of the Syringe Tide?JIMfoamy1 (talk) 03:25, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
