Tag: water towers

Mildred Alpern caught a rare and awesome sight on Friday: workers building a water tower on top of a building on 87th Street.

It’s another dirty and gritty August in the city, the right time for obscure facts about NYC H2O and our city’s iconic water towers. The towers hold a special place in the hearts of many New Yorkers. Maybe it's a fetish for industrial architecture, or a longing for a time ...