Visitor Center at Newtown Creek: New York City’s Water Story
A Tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn including the digester eggs and information about New York City's wastewater infrastructure.
Directions
Take the G train to Greenpoint Avenue. Use the Greenpoint/Manhattan Avenue exit. With the McDonald’s on your left, walk along Greenpoint Avenue one long block east and then cross McGuinness Boulevard. Continue on Greenpoint Avenue to the next traffic light and then cross Provost. The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant will be on your left. Continue walking down Greenpoint Avenue, following the fence-line until you reach the main gate to the plant, at a traffic light on Humboldt Street. The Visitor Center at Newtown Creek will be in front of you. It is a two-story orange brick building surrounded by a garden and water sculpture.