Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that nearly one-quarter of Manhattan is built on landfill. Notable examples ...

TIL that nearly one-quarter of Manhattan is built on landfill. Notable examples include Battery Park City, constructed using material excavated during the World Trade Center’s construction, and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, developed atop decades of coal ash and garbage dumps.

https://thesciencesurvey.com/features/2023/06/06/a-city-built-on-garbage-new-york-citys-histor…
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