Presents...

A Bike Tour of

The Old Brooklyn Waterworks

Saturday October 23, 11 a.m.

Ridgewood Reservoir

Michael Miscione, the Manhattan Borough Historian, will lead a bicycle tour of the now-defunct water supply system that served the once-independent City of Brooklyn. The system, built in the 19th century, brought fresh water from Queens and Long Island into the city. It was largely abandoned after Brooklyn was consolidated into New York City in 1898, and its components -- pipes, reservoirs, pumping stations, wells, etc. -- were dismantled, built over or repurposed. But some remnants and ruins still exist, and can be seen if you know where to look.

The tour will last 3.5 hours and cover about 30 miles.

Cost:  $10

The start location will be at the intersection of Jamaica Ave & Highland Blvd

Take the J & Z to Norwood or ride to the start

Rain date; Sunday, October 24, 2010

Information:  Contact  Matt Malina  mm1566@nyu.edu

This event is made possible with funds from the Catskill Watershed Corporation in partnership with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.

NYC H2O is an endeavor on the part of Matt Malina to educate the NYC public about the amazing systems and natural resources that bring NYC high quality drinking water.