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More photos from an ice choked Newtown Creek.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The scene, as witnessed in DUGABO – Down Under the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge Onramp, along Newtown Creek’s so called Marion Reach. Vast sheets of ice, carried by the languid tidal action of the Creek, headed towards the East River. These shots were captured during the brief warmup on Sunday last, and let me tell something that photos cannot convey – the smell was… even by Newtown Creek standards… incredible.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
There’s a combined sewer outfall on the Queens side, right where those ripples you see in the shot above are emanating from. With melt water feeding the system, it was releasing a month’s worth of frozen stink. The smell of raw sewage is unique, and has no odiferous analogue. Like the smell of death, you instantly recoil from it, and the best way to describe it is to compare it to the taste sensation enjoyed when licking a 9 volt battery’s contact leads.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
These piles are on the Brooklyn side, nearby the Metro bio fuel plant on Kingsland Avenue. Speaking of oil, I heard back from the NYS DEC about the flowing oil I reported and described in yesterday’s post nearby the Pulaski Bridge. They believe the material observed was actually creosote oil being released from the wooden “Dolphins” which protect the bridge from allision with maritime traffic.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Tugboat Ireland seems to have taken up a somewhat permanent residence on Newtown Creek, and was tied up at the Tidewater building. My understanding is that the former petroleum facility is now owned by the Broadway Stages company, and is being used for theatrical productions as an industrial set. Perhaps the Broadway Stages people bought Ireland as well? If so, that’s some expensive window dressing.
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“Marion Reach” . . . ?
georgetheatheist . . . ever enquiring
February 24, 2015 at 12:57 pm
That’s what the maritime people refer to the stretch between east river and Kos as
Mitch Waxman
February 24, 2015 at 1:01 pm
“Kos as” . . .?
georgetheatheist . . . ever enquiring
February 25, 2015 at 11:09 am
Kosciusko Bridge. Sorry, tend to refer to it as the Kos around the house.
Mitch Waxman
February 25, 2015 at 11:16 am
Very good ,sire. But pray tell, who was Marion and what’s with the “reach”?
georgetheatheist . . . ever enquiring
February 25, 2015 at 6:11 pm
Check the NOAA map
Mitch Waxman
February 25, 2015 at 6:49 pm
I give up.
http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/historicals/search#searchInput
georgetheatheist . . . ever enquiring
February 26, 2015 at 12:33 pm
http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/historicals/preview/image/12338-6-1990
No mention of the Marion Reach just “Newtown Creek” divided into various sections.
georgetheatheist . . . ever enquiring
February 26, 2015 at 12:37 pm
Sigh… As my grandmother would say “eh Mach me meshigga” want to just trust me on this, or do I need to send you images?
Mitch Waxman
February 26, 2015 at 12:42 pm