In the rest of the episode about New York City’s water tanks, we cover the Night Heron Speakeasy, a pop-up speakeasy that was located inside a water tower in 2013 (the brainchild of N.D. Austin ...

New York On the ground, New York City seems to be an unparalleled exercise in modern convenience. The city is home to the only subway in America that runs 24 hours a day. New Yorkers can get most ...

In NYC and Brooklyn, we are surrounded by water towers— some more unique than others. Here is a handful of our favorites, including water tower art.

new video loaded: Inside New York City’s Water Towers Rooftop water towers are the primary source of drinking water for many New Yorkers, yet frequently they are poorly maintained, and present a ...

Intrepid urban explorers have been repurposing New York’s water towers for their own less-than-legal purposes—most often speakeasies and parties—for years, but thanks to a Williamsburg hotel ...

In 1990, she moved from upstate New York to Manhattan. Like many people new to the Big Apple, she looked up. And she was surprised to see rickety, shingled water towers on the roofs of many buildings.

Water towers are beloved fixtures of the New York skyline, inspiring urban myths and song lyrics (see: Beastie Boys and Bruce Springsteen).Five years ago, an artist even built a clandestine bar ...