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Staten Island Community District 02
Sea View Hospital
Lou Cravone Community Service Building
460 Brielle Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 718.317.3235
Fax: 718.317.3251
Email: cb2sidm@aol.com
Fresh Kills Master Plan
In April the Department of City Planning presented the draft master plan for the 2,200-acre Fresh Kills area on Staten Island, previously the site of the world's largest landfill. The City envisions a park three times the size of Central Park that will evolve in three consecutive ten-year phases, costing around $100 million. In August 2005 Mayor Bloomberg announced the first project at Fresh Kills, called Owl Hollow Fields. It is a $6 million, 28-acre project that includes 10 acres of recreation space, four soccer fields, a 9/11 memorial, and fitness and nature trails. Construction on the site is slated to begin in 2008.
Recent headlines
Staten Island BP Butts Heads with Parks Department on Freshkills Roadways
June 8, 2008
SILive.com
Freshkills Park Draft EIS Released; Highlights Roads and the Potential of Wind Power
May 19, 2008
SILive.com
Borough President Proposes Wind Farm at Freshkills Park
March 28, 2008
New York Times
Staten Island NASCAR Track
A NASCAR racetrack has been proposed for a former oil tank farm in Bloomfield, Staten Island. The project, which as proposed would not only result in the racetrack but also thousands of housing units and a large retail complex, has been the subject of an increasingly vigorous community debate. Supporters of the track argue it will create needed infrastructure improvements and spur increased economic development on the island. Opponents cite harmful ecological effects and increased traffic problems as reasons to halt the project’s development.
Unable to secure political support for required land-use change approvals, International Speedway Corp ended plans for the project in December 2006, but announced that they remained committed to building in the New York region.
Recent headlines
Uncertainity Again about Large Industrial Site in SI
November 29, 2007
Staten Island Advance
Infrastructure and Traffic Still a Concern for Bloomfield site
September 16, 2007
Staten Island Advance
Industrial Park Destined for Former NASCAR Site
September 6, 2007
Staten Island Advance