URBAN ESCAPES: Get Out of the Bubble!
“Man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald A visit to the Mannahatta/Manhattan exhibit at the Museum of the City … Read more
IN PICTURES: Fresh Kills Park
On June 27th, Untapped New York took the Fresh Kills Tour run by the New York City Dept of Parks and Recreation. Construction has only recently begun but we got a glimpse of the site’s potential by traversing the topography below expansive skies. Overall, I was struck by the gravity of the debate between the … Read more
FRESH KILLS PARK: Garbage-Greenery Conversion
Vision for Fresh Kills (Source: NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation) Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island was established in 1948 on land that was originally tidal creeks and coastal marsh. It was the largest landfill in the world, second now only to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. By the time of its forced closure … Read more
