Fresh Kills A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York City by Martin V. Melosi

There are iconics places in every city; places that we remember because beautiful, places that we remember because useful. 

Fresh Kills was this: a useful place: in a few words, the landfill of New York City. 

It's amazing Fresh Kills

A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York City by Martin V. Melosi published by Columbia University Press. An accessible friendly book, intriguing, plenty of curiosities and if you love the story of New York City, I am more than sure that you'll fall in love for it.

Nothing is left out. At first Melosi describes the birth of New York City, what it became of the city and why they decided to choose as a landfill this place located in  Staten Island. 

The story of Fresh Kills follows in this book the progression of New York City, at first a little reality, then always more big; New York  brought in the city more than 10 million of people with the problematics, also in terms of consumption, that it meant.

Fresh Kills was big something like 2.200 acres and was operated 'till at the arrival of Rudy Giuliani mayor of New York. Fresh Kills was later re-opened after the terrorist attack of 9/11 because served as cemetery for the remainings of people and more.

Fresh Kills's and its future? It should become a big park, three times more big  than Central Park for giving to you an idea. 

This book is historical, portraying people, facts, moments of the city with clarity but at the same time great research. For this reason this book, absolutely readable by everyone, should be kept in every house! It will clarify in fact aspects of New York City not yet known and it is a great tool for students or people in search of curiosities and anecdots about the city.

Highly recommended.

I thank Columbia University Press for the physical copy of this book.

Anna Maria Polidori