City unveils plans for new Fresh Kills Park.Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the creation of Owl Hollow Fields Hollow Fields is a steampunk-themed original English-language manga written and drawn by Madeleine Rosca. Volume 1 was released in June 2007, and was published by Seven Seas Entertainment. at Fresh Kills. The $6 million, 28-acre park project is the first in the $100 million Fresh Kills Master Plan and will be funded by $5 million from the Mayor's Executive Budget, along with $450,000 in federal funding and $550,000 from the City Council. When completed in the fall of 2007, Owl Hollow Fields will include ten acres of active recreation space with two synthetic and two natural turf soccer fields, as well as new fitness and nature trails. "Owl Hollow Fields marks the beginning of one of the greatest environmental reclamation Reclamation A claim for the right to return or the right to demand the return of a security that has been previously accepted as a result of bad delivery or other irregularities in the delivery and settlement process. projects ever undertaken," said Mayor Bloomberg. "In addition to providing residents of the South Shore with much-needed space for athletic events or just relaxing outdoors, Owl Hollow Fields is the first part of the transformation of the Fresh Kills Landfill The Fresh Kills Landfill on the New York City borough of Staten Island in the United States, was formerly the largest landfill in the world, at 2200 acres (890 hectares),[1] and was New York City's principal landfill in the second half of the 20th century. into a world class park. "When Fresh Kills Park is complete, its 2,200 acres of recreation space, wetlands, woodlands meadows and open water will be two and a half times the size of Central Park and will increase the total amount of open space on Staten Island Staten Island (1990 pop. 378,977), 59 sq mi (160 sq km), SE N.Y., in New York Bay, SW of Manhattan, forming Richmond co. of New York state and the borough of Staten Island of New York City. to nearly 30% of the entire borough." Construction on the 28-acre site will begin in the spring of 2006 and be completed in the fall of 2007. Owl Hollow Fields will be outfitted with bleachers, new benches, picnic tables A picnic table (or sometimes a picnic bench) is a modified table with benches expressly for the purpose of eating a meal outdoors (picnicking). In the past, picnic tables were typically made of wood, but modern tables can be made out of anything from recycled plastic to , lighting and drinking fountains throughout the park. The new fitness and nature trails will provide a link to the adjacent Arden Height Woods and eventually the rest of Fresh Kills Park. A new open drainage open drainage n. The admittance of air into a wound or cavity to facilitate drainage. system will enhance the wetland habitat serving as a bio-filter for storm water runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. . The project also includes construction of a new comfort station and parking lot. The Fresh Kills Master Plan is being spearheaded by City Planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. and has involved hundreds of members of the community to plan for the transformation of the former Fresh Kills Landfill into a world class park. As one of the City's most ambitious projects, the 2,200 acres will be further transformed through ecological reclamation of the landfill mounds and preservation and enhancement of extraordinary, existing natural habitats. The current draft plan maps out 330 acres of passive and active recreation space which includes Owl Hollow Fields, 130 acres of open water, 315 acres of wetlands, 770 acres of meadows and 525 acres of woodlands. Park access will begin in 2007 and will increase in phases over the next 30 years. |
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