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2014 Alligators in the Sewer Day
w/ screening of Cast in India
Friday February 6 at 7pm
Hunter College

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Celebrate Alligators in the Sewers Day, an unofficial annual holiday that Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione initiated four years ago to mark the birth of one of New York City's greatest true urban legends. It was on that date back in 1935 that a live alligator was found in an East Harlem storm sewer. A detailed article about the discovery was printed in the New York Times the next day.

Join NYC H2O for an afternoon of fun-filled festivities including a screening of the documentary Cast in India about the making of manhole covers. Michael Miscione will recount the 1935 sighting and briefly discuss other great NYC urban legends -- some true, some not.

Alligators in the Sewers Day
Sunday, February 9 at 1 p.m.
City Reliquary Museum

Sunday, February 9th is Alligators in the Sewers Day, an unofficial annual holiday that Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione initiated four years ago to mark the birth of one of New York City's greatest true urban legends. It was on that date back in 1935 that a live alligator was found in an East Harlem storm sewer. A detailed article about the discovery was printed in the New York Times the next day.

Join NYC H2O at the City Reliquary for an afternoon of fun-filled festivities. Michael Miscione will recount the 1935 sighting and briefly discuss other great NYC urban legends -- some true, some not. The first 100 guests will receive a free plastic baby alligator to take home (but only if they promise not to flush it down the toilet). There will be a trivia quiz with the theme "Legendary New York." Free light refreshments will be served. Brooklyn Brewery beer will be available for a $4 donation. Additional guest speakers to be announced.

Suggested donation to the City Reliquary is $5.  RSVP here  

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  • EVENTS
    • BEFORE AND AFTER
    • Past Events >
      • 2021
      • 2020 >
        • 2020 Fall and Year End Summary
      • 2019 >
        • 2019 Spring Summary
        • 2019 Fall and Year End Summary
      • 2018 >
        • 2018 fall & year end summary
        • 2018 Spring Summary
        • Challenge Grant 2018
      • 2017 >
        • 2017 Fall & Year End Summary
        • 2017 Spring Summary
        • Challenge Grant 2017
      • 2016 >
        • Fall 2016 Summary
      • 2015
      • 2014
      • 2013
      • 2012
      • 2011
      • 2010
      • 2009
  • NYC H2O Hub
    • SCHEDULE A VIRTUAL LESSON
  • About
    • BEFORE AND AFTER
    • Board of Directors
    • Advisory Board
    • Financial Statements
    • Press
    • Contact Us
  • Field Trips
  • Ridgewood Reservoir
    • Ridgewood Reservoir for the 21st Century >
      • CONSTRUCTION
      • ABANDONMENT
      • OLD BROOKLYN WATERWORKS
      • NATURE
      • ENGAGEMENT
      • NYC H2O
    • Bus Stop
    • Community Vision >
      • Ridgewood Reservoir Historic Register
      • Ridgewood Reservoir meeting minutes 2017
      • RR DEC Wetlands Delineation
    • Ridgewood Reservoir Fauna >
      • RR Birds
      • RR Mammals
      • RR Reptiles
      • RR Insects
      • RR Arachnids
    • Ridgewood Reservoir Flora >
      • RR Flowering Plants (Forbs)
      • RR Grasses and Sedges
      • RR Ferns and Mosses
      • RR Trees and Shrubs
      • RR Vines
      • RR Fungi
  • Resources
    • Lesson Plans >
      • Aqueduct Challenge
      • 3d topo map high school
      • Gravity Tube activity
      • 3d topo map for elementary school
      • H2O Map
      • Old BK waterworks map
      • Tree guide
      • Children's books about H2O
      • H2O Student Contest
    • Early Maps of Manhattan & the Collect Pond
  • Donate
    • Become a Member
    • Shop NYC H2O