NYC Installing Gigantic 120-Foot Waterfalls Under the Brooklyn Bridge, in the E River

[Shrygue]

via Gizmodo




While this image of a gigantic waterfall cascading down from beneath the Brooklyn Bridge looks like some wacky photoshop, it's actually something that's being installed this summer. A new art project will have four waterfall sculptures installed in New York City from mid-July to mid-October, spewing water from heights of 90 to 120 feet, or about as high as the Statue of Liberty.

The installations will cost about $15 [£7.67] million to put in place, but they're expected to bring in over $55 [$28.14m] million in tourist revenue. Because hey, nothing says "road trip" like going to see a freestanding waterfall in the middle of the East River. Which is where all of the waterfalls will be: one in the river under the Brooklyn Bridge, the other three just freestanding scaffolds in the middle of the river. Personally, I'm pretty excited about this as I see the Brooklyn Bridge every day as my train goes over the Manhattan Bridge and I'm always on the lookout for things to stare at so I can avoid eye contact with other people. Here's to ambitious public art installations actually being funded and created!

Bigger image above along with another one here

[VampDude]

To be honest it doesn't look that great, I mean a waterfall coming from a bridge? Also the water in New York around the bridge is polluted.

[Napalm-Death]

I live in NY and I must say, this is really stupid.

Off topic: Vampdude, please teach me the sacred art of Pengu throwing.

[VampDude]

I live in NY and I must say, this is really stupid.

It seems stupid very stupid, when they could be doing other things other than make a waterfall from the bridge.