Have you ever wondered about the two enormous silver “eggs” at Newtown Creek. They have not been deposited by aliens from outer space, but are a key part of water management in New York. They are not generally open to the public but we have arranged with the Department of Environmental Protection to have an educational visit to the “eggs”
IMPORTANT - SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
We have to present the DEP with a list of those attending and ALSO completed release forms BEFORE the start of the tour. For this reason we MUST have advance registration.
We will ensure that those registering have advance copies of the release forms. Anyone not complying with this is likely to be excluded from the tour.
Please reserve a space by Sat October 8th.
THE TOUR
We will be given an educational tour of the digester eggs - this will consist of a presentation, review of exhibits and models, some "hands on activities" and a site walk through. Daily operations of the facility may change the details of the walk through tour. This is likely to take about 2 hours.
NATURE WALK
The field trip may be followed by a self guided Nature Walk after the official tour. We have allowed 1 hour for this additional tour.
COST
There is no charge for this tour.
ADDRESS/TIME FOR TOUR
Visitor Center at Newtown Creek, 329 Green point Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11222
Meet at 10:00 for 2 hour tour. Additional Nature walk will add 1 hour to this for an end time of 1:00
DIRECTIONS
Travel Directions to the Visitor Center at Newtown Creek
Take the G train to Greenpoint Avenue. Use the Greenpoint/Manhattan Avenue exit. With the McDonald’s on your left, walk along Greenpoint Avenue one long block east and cross McGuinness Boulevard. Continue on Greenpoint Avenue to the next traffic light and cross Provost. The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant will be on your left. Continue walking down Greenpoint Avenue, following the fence-line until you reach the main gate to the plant, at a traffic light on Humboldt Street. The Visitor Center at Newtown Creek will be in front of you. It is a two-story orange brick building surrounded by a garden and water sculpture.
By Car
Follow directions to 329 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222 – you will arrive at a traffic light where Greenpoint Avenue and Humboldt Street meet and you will see a break in the fence-line that surrounds the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Turn into the facility here and pull up to the security guard’s gatehouse. Personal vehicles can park on site during scheduled programs once drivers have signed in with the security guard.
