Standing at the edge of the old Brookfield landfill (which, like its neighbor Fresh Kills, is currently being turned into a park), this structure originally served as a garage for Staten Island trolley buses in the 1920s.
This seemingly unnamed little forest is just a couple of square blocks in area, tucked into the street grid between rows of houses.
I counted eight blue Pathmark carts plus the red one at left.
According to Wikipedia: "Skunk cabbage is notable for its ability to generate temperatures of up to 15-35°C (59-95°F) above air temperature by cyanide resistant cellular respiration in order to melt its way through frozen ground, placing it among a small group of plants exhibiting thermogenesis."
Here's an NY Times tribute to the generally unsung, if not always unsmelled, plant: "Seduced By a Skunk Cabbage".
