{"id":172489,"date":"2021-02-05T22:56:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T19:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-sewage-plants-strangely-popular-valentines-day-tour-goes-virtual\/"},"modified":"2021-02-05T22:56:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T19:56:36","slug":"nyc-sewage-plants-strangely-popular-valentines-day-tour-goes-virtual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-sewage-plants-strangely-popular-valentines-day-tour-goes-virtual\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC sewage plant\u2019s strangely popular Valentine\u2019s Day tour goes virtual"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NYC sewage plant\u2019s strangely popular Valentine\u2019s Day tour goes virtual<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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What better way to express love in the time of a pandemic than virtual sludge.<\/p>\n

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection and Open House New York aren\u2019t letting the pandemic end their wildly popular Valentine\u2019s Day tours of a Brooklyn wastewater facility. Instead, they\u2019re making it virtual.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tickets for the tours of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, composed of what are known as digester eggs, reliably sell out soon after being released. So while the virtual adaption has its obvious drawbacks, it will at least remove some of the tour\u2019s exclusivity.<\/p>\n

The Feb. 14 tour costs $5 and will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Zoom.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cGrab a date (or join solo) and take a peek inside the city\u2019s largest sewage treatment plant, where wastewater \u2014 collected from storm drains and the toilets and sinks of more than 1 million New Yorkers \u2014 is cleaned each day in a complex system, including eight giant stainless steel digester eggs,\u201d reads the Eventbrite ticket page descript<\/a>ion of the event. The virtual program will focus on the plant\u2019s architecture as well as \u201chow the digester eggs got their shape, why you should not take a shower during a rainstorm and the real problem with \u2018flushable\u2019 wipes.\u201d<\/p>\n

It will also include a behind-the-scenes video tour, a conversation with DEP director of public design outreach, Alicia West, and an audience Q&A.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For those looking for COVID-safe, in-person activities this Valentine\u2019s Day, there\u2019s another New York specialty. At 1,131 feet in the air, Edge is the highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere and will be opening at 6 a.m. Feb. 14 to let lovebirds enjoy the sunrise together, 6sqft reported<\/a>. The deck is located on the 100th and 101st floors of 30 Hudson Yards. Tickets<\/a> go on sale Monday and cost $100 for a sunrise slot and $36 for general<\/a> admission, or $34 for NYC residents. V-Day tickets also come with optional champagne, ros\u00e9 champagne and \u201cCupid\u2019s Cocoa\u201d add-ons.<\/p>\n

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\n Every year, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection and Open House New York host a Valentine’s Day tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. This year, due to the pandemic, it will be virtual. <\/p>\n

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\n Every year, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection and Open House New York host a Valentine’s Day tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. This year, due to the pandemic, it will be virtual. <\/p>\n

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\n Every year, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection and Open House New York host a Valentine’s Day tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. This year, due to the pandemic, it will be virtual. <\/p>\n

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\n Every year, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection and Open House New York host a Valentine’s Day tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. This year, due to the pandemic, it will be virtual. <\/p>\n

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\n Every year, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection and Open House New York host a Valentine’s Day tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. This year, due to the pandemic, it will be virtual. <\/p>\n

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\n Every year, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection and Open House New York host a Valentine’s Day tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. This year, due to the pandemic, it will be virtual. <\/p>\n

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\n Every year, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection and Open House New York host a Valentine’s Day tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. This year, due to the pandemic, it will be virtual. <\/p>\n

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