harlem's best park - what's under riverbank state park

RIVERBANK STATE PARK IN

HARLEM, NY IS LOCATED ON

145TH & RIVERSIDE DRIVE,

OVER AN OPEN SEWER

RIVERBANK STATE PARK AND

NORTH RIVER WATER POLLUTION

TREATMENT PLANT (SEWER)

Hangin’ on the Hudson

Pictures from under

Riverbank State Park

Intake Area

Sewage Under

the Floor

OVER 100 MILLION

GALLONS PER DAY

PUMPS

PUMPS

Systems

Control

RUNNING EXCREMENT

Primary Tank

Covers

Secondary

Tanks

UNCOVERED

Notice The Steam

The water in this tank is 85-95% clean.

What’s in the other 5-15% that is strong

enough to survive chlorine?

Nobody knows

This thickner helps transform the sewage

into fertilizer that is used to grow food.

Boat going out with Sludge (sewage material without most of the liquids)

Boats leave 5-7 times a week

AIR SCRUBBER

TANKS

AIR FILTERS

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Year NYC Harlem

1984 -Plant Construction

13.6 16.0

1985 - Plant built 13.4 23.3

1986 12.8 27.6

1987 13.1 20.9

1988 13.4 22.0

1989 13.3 23.4

1990 7.6 27.7

1991 -Primary Tanks Covered

11.4 19.2

1992 10.2 15.9

1993 - Crack in tank 10.2 25.

North River Plant and Infant Mortality Rates

in NYC and Harlem 1984-1993

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By:

J. Nayer Hardin

Computer Underground Railroad Enterprises