Bike Tour of the Old Brooklyn Waterworks

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 the Baldwin LIRR station.

Rain date; Sunday, October 3, 2010

Information: Contact Matt Malina mm1566@nyu.edu