Part of the Junction streetscape beautification project taking shape around the intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn
From the NY Times:
"The Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club once ruled southern Brooklyn as its fiefdom. The club’s boss, Meade Esposito, his teeth clenching a cigar, dined with mayors in Canarsie basements and at Gravesend diners, and he cut deals that sealed elections and made and broke political careers. The club made judges, controlled school and community boards, and handed out thousands of jobs to loyal party soldiers."
Built in 1877 following the arrival of many German immigrants to the area
Like the Bronx Grit Chamber, this 1933 sewage pumping station at the head of Paerdegat Basin (near the new combined sewer overflow facility) stands as a dignified monument to New York City's waste.
