Resources and Articles

Infrastructure

Steve Duncan discovers buried infrastructure.

National Geographic's
NYC Underground

The Bowery Boys page on the history of NYC's water system (excellent pictures)

Museum of the City of New York's article on NYC water & their digital image collection

​Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply: Assessing the New York City Strategy (2000)
(Article about the how the NYC Water System Works.)

How sewage treatment works.
(Look for the article called "Following the Flow: An Inside Look at Wastewater Treatment")

Sewage industry giant Synagro on popular TV Show "Undercover Boss."

The Watershed Relief Map at the Queens Museum

Article:  "The World's Greatest Aqueduct:  Water From The Catskill Mountains To The City
Of New York"   By Alfred Douglas Flinn
Department of the Board Of Water Supply of the City of New York
from Century Magazine, 1909

Overview of the NYC water and sewer system.
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The Ridgewood Reservoir

The City Concealed (video)
Ridgewood Reservoir Ecology
Ridgewood Reservoir Flora
Ridgewood Reservoir History


Old Croton Aqueduct

King's Handbook of New York City by Moses King 1892    (Google books)

A concise essay on the early history of NYC water by Gerard Koeppel

A thorough account the Croton Aqueduct's Route and History

Bronx River System

Williamsbridge Reservoir Keepers House
Williamsbridge Reservoir
Ride Notes -  Matt Malina

NYC Historians

Jack Eichenbaum
Michael Miscione
Maarten de Kadt
Sidney Horenstein

Matt Malina

Interview with NYC Swim
Interview with Eco-centric Blog

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Geology

Sidney Horenstein

Article: The Use of Architectural Sandstone in New York City in the 19th Century
Authors: Frank G. Matero and Jeanne M Teutonico

Common building stones in NYC

NYC Parks Dept. explain where the stones come from for various statues.

Rosendale Cement - A natural cement made from limestone mined in Rosendale, NY from 1817 - 1970. It became the standard against which other cements were measured.  It was used on the Old Croton Aqueduct and the Brooklyn Bridge. (Look for the article "American Natural Cement Revival" by Michael P. Edison)

Abandoned mines in NY and PA including limestone mines in Rosendale, NY were recently re-explored.

Opus 40: Bluestone sculpture and museum

Haverstraw Brick Museum: Most of NYC was built with bricks that were manufactured from clay mined from the Hudson River in and around Haverstraw, NY.

Identify old bricks by their stamp.

Fordham University has an extensive brick archive.

Fracking

The Hidden Cost of US Fracking (Video)

Damascus (PA) Citizens

3 part series NY Times Article about fracking by Ian Urbina  starting 2/27/2011

Books

LIQUID ASSETS: A HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY'S WATER SYSTEM. by Diane Galusha.

THE WORKS: ANATOMY OF A CITY. by Kate Ascher

WATERWORKS: THE ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING OF THE NEW YORK CITY WATER SUPPLY. edited by Kevin Bone and Gina Pollara

DEEP WATER: THE TRUE STORY OF THE ASHOKAN RESERVOIR (documentary)

BOTTLEMANIA: HOW WATER WENT ON SALE AND WHY WE BOUGHT IT
by Elizabeth Royte