[INFRASTRUCTOURS] Loisaida - Steam Systems / Sandy Flooding / Squatting

This time, we will be visiting Loisaida aka Alphabet City, which is home to a fascinating collection of infrastucture related to electricity, steam, water, transit, and more. We will visit the below sites and get into their function and history, all within the historical context of the neighborhood. -- Con Edison Avenue A Substation Tompkins Square Park / Temperance Fountain First Wind Turbine in NYC - UHAB Free Public Baths of the City of New York CHARAS / El Bohío squatter school Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) La Plaza Cultural Dry Dock Playground DEP Manhattan Pump Station Con Edison East 14th St Steam Generating Station 212 Loisaida Ave Elevated Boiler System Con Edison Field Floodgate #12 Solar One Environmental Education Center