Most of NYC's sewers are combined sewers, meaning they collect both sewage from buildings and stormwater runoff from the streets in a single pipe and carry it all to a wastewater treatment plant. During times of significant rainfall or snowmelt, however, the increased volume of runoff entering the sewer can exceed the capacity of the system. In order to prevent a backup, the excess (including untreated sewage) is dumped directly into area waterways.This outfall is located, appropriately enough, on Flushing Bay. You can see a boom placed on the water to capture discharged floatables, which primarily consist of street litter that has washed into the sewer system.
Day 358
Back in action soon!
December 22nd, 2012The Greens are doing very well now (some family health issues kept me sidelined for much of the fall), and I'll be back to full-time walking by the new year! In the meantime, I'll be posting some backlogged photos below. Thanks to everyone for all the support during the hard times!
As we learned a while back, Satchmo resided here in Corona from 1943 until his death in 1971.
coin-operated kiddie sidewalk ride so far.
(Just for the record: I still have yet to see a kid riding one of these things.)
"FREAK'N HOT" is what's written on that chili pepper's chef's hat, in case you were wondering.
I'm walking every street in New York City.
This is the counterpoint to my walk across the US. Instead of seeing a million places for just a minute each, I'm going to spend a million minutes exploring just one place. By the time I finish walking every block of every street in all five boroughs, I'll have traveled more than 8,000 miles on foot — all within a single city. Details!
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Maps: Progress | Photos
~9,954 miles walked
Your donations allow me to keep walking full-time. If you think what I'm doing is valuable and you'd like to offer some support, I would be very grateful. On the other hand, if you think I'm a worthless bum, feel free to email me and tell me to get a job, bozo. Both are excellent options!
