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East River Secrets: NYC's Infrastructure by Ferry - Private
(9) Avis
New York City
À propos
This is not a sightseeing cruise -- it’s a guided look at how New York City’s core infrastructure actually works. Led by a transportation planner and licensed NYC guide, the tour uses the East River as a moving classroom to explain the systems most people never see: trash movement by barge, wastewater and sewer outfalls, landfills that expanded the shoreline, rail and subway tunnels beneath the river, and the bridges that knit the city together.
Rather than focusing on landmarks alone, the tour connects everyday infrastructure to history and public health -- from Dutch-era dumping in Lower Manhattan to modern shoreline rebuilding, from working waterfronts and rat-shaping waste patterns to s...
Points forts
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Ear pieces to hear perfectly
Restrooms on board the ferry
Round-trip ferry tickets included
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
110 Pearl St
Please meet at the corner of Hanover Square and Pearl Street outside Starbucks. We will then walk together to the ferry terminal to board.
Retour
Pier 11 / Wall St.
Informations importantes
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Animaux d'assistance autorisés
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Des options de transport en commun sont disponibles à proximité
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Les nourrissons doivent s’asseoir sur les genoux d’un adulte
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Adapté à tous les niveaux de condition physique
Politique d'annulation
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Pour un remboursement complet, vous devez annuler au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience.
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Les délais limites sont basés sur l'heure locale de l'expérience.
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Si vous annulez moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience, le montant que vous avez payé ne sera pas remboursé.
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Cette expérience nécessite un nombre minimum de voyageurs. Si elle est annulée parce que le minimum n'est pas atteint, on vous proposera une autre date/expérience ou un remboursement intégral.
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Toute modification effectuée moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience ne sera pas acceptée.
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East River Secrets: NYC's Infrastructure by Ferry - Private
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New York City
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À propos
This is not a sightseeing cruise -- it’s a guided look at how New York City’s core infrastructure actually works. Led by a transportation planner and licensed NYC guide, the tour uses the East River as a moving classroom to explain the systems most people never see: trash movement by barge, wastewater and sewer outfalls, landfills that expanded the shoreline, rail and subway tunnels beneath the river, and the bridges that knit the city together.
Rather than focusing on landmarks alone, the tour connects everyday infrastructure to history and public health -- from Dutch-era dumping in Lower Manhattan to modern shoreline rebuilding, from working waterfronts and rat-shaping waste patterns to s...
Points forts
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Ear pieces to hear perfectly
Restrooms on board the ferry
Round-trip ferry tickets included
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
110 Pearl St
Please meet at the corner of Hanover Square and Pearl Street outside Starbucks. We will then walk together to the ferry terminal to board.
Retour
Pier 11 / Wall St.
Itinéraire
1
Lower Manhattan
Learn how Dutch New Amsterdam expanded Manhattan using landfill, garbage, and debris, shaping today’s shoreline and Financial District. Hear how the Fulton Fish Market and riverfront trade generated waste, smells, rats, and early sanitation systems along the East River.
30 minutes
2
Pont de Brooklyn
View the Brooklyn Bridge and learn how nearby dumping grounds later became today’s barge-based restaurants.
5 minutes
3
Pont de Manhattan
View the Manhattan Bridge while discussing historic DUMBO photos, rail traffic, and the industrial waterfront below.
5 minutes
4
Pont de Williamsburg
Learn how the Williamsburg Bridge connects to subway culture, the L-train shutdown, and once-proposed gondola plans.
5 minutes
5
Lower East Side
Learn how the East Side Coastal Resiliency project is rebuilding the shoreline to protect Lower Manhattan from flooding, including new land creation and rapid bridge construction over the FDR Drive.
10 minutes
6
Siège des Nations Unies
Pass the United Nations while learning how landfill, trash barges, helipads, and modern shoreline projects shaped this stretch of the East River.
10 minutes
7
Horizon de Manhattan
Take in the Manhattan skyline from the water while learning how landfills, bridges, tunnels, and utilities shaped the city’s growth along the East River.
20 minutes
8
Pont de Queensboro
See the Queensboro Bridge while learning about its former streetcar service to Roosevelt Island, subway tunnels stacked beneath the river, and historic utility tunnels linking Queens and Manhattan.
10 minutes
9
Reines
See Rikers Island and learn how it was built on landfill, its relationship to surrounding waterways, and its proximity to major aviation and waste infrastructure. Watch aircraft approach LaGuardia Airport and learn how flight paths intersect with islands, landfills, and the East River. View the Long Island City skyline from the water and learn about the area’s industrial past, including rail yards and Long Island Rail Road waterfront operations.
20 minutes
10
Bronx
See the Bronx River and learn how it was polluted and later restored as it meets the tidal waters of the East River. View the New Fulton Fish Market at Hunts Point and learn how seafood distribution, refrigeration, waste handling, and river access sustain the Bronx’s working waterfront. Learn about Hart Island, New York City’s potter’s field, and how ferry access, isolation, and public health shaped its history. As the river opens toward Long Island Sound, view the Whitestone and Throgs Neck Bridges and experience rare water-level views of Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx.
20 minutes
11
Île Roosevelt
View Roosevelt Island from the river while learning about the Roosevelt Island Tramway, the island’s former trolley service, Delacorte’s Fountain and early sewage infrastructure, and its underground pneumatic trash tube system.