In 2010, New York spread 2 million tons of clean soil over a former landfill. 7 years later, the site reopened as a 258-acre park with wetlands, woodlands, ponds and trails

In 2010, New York began a $256.4 million project to transform the former Brookfield Landfill on Staten Island into public parkland. The work included capping and remediating the landfill, restoring wetlands and eventually transferring the site to NYC Parks.

As part of the remediation, an impermeable landfill cap and a below-ground barrier were installed to contain pollutants from the site and eliminate exposure for future park users and aquatic life in the adjacent wetlands.