From Queens to Brooklyn & back: Landmarks, toxic waste, subway art, & more!
(a brand new photo essay)
I had something to do in Greenpoint, Brooklyn yesterday so my trip started with catching the N Train in Astoria:
And switching to the 7 Train to Long Island City:
From there, I walked over the Pulaski Bridge. In the shot below, we see Newtown Creek — quite possibly the most polluted waterway in the entire country. It’s one of two Superfund sites in Greenpoint.
People are told not to swim in Newtown Creek or eat anything they catch in it. As for all those pricey sailboats you see, the sailors are warned that if any water splashes onto their exposed skin, they must thoroughly wash the spot ASAP.
Halfway over the bridge, we officially transition from Queens to Brooklyn:
In the more gentrified area of Greenpoint, you get this view of Manhattan’s Financial District (StuyTown in the foreground):
But don’t go near the water!
From there, I walked through Greenpoint’s Latino neighborhood then its Polish neighborhood, and then the more commercial district to visit St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. Unfortunately, it was closed.
To get back home, I hopped the G Train back to Long Island City to catch the M train. The artwork in the photo is called “Stream” and was painted by Elizabeth Murray in 2001 at the Court Square station:
After a couple of stops, I was back in Astoria!
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Thanks! I was the last stop on the R train in bay ridge years ago.
what a trip ! makes me think of the much less complicated underground and bus system in Prague. And the polluted water made me think of the Belgian Albert Canal, years ago a few boys went swimming in it and had 3rd degree burns. Then the govt decided to start a cleaning operation with result that now there is living fish in it again. Still would not go for a swim though. (the Albert Canal served as reservoir for drinking water, they purified it, but still!)