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The High Bridge is Open!

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
06/10/2015 - 9:52am

THE FRIENDS OF THE OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT ARE PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS HISTORIC EVENT. After being closed for 45 years, the Old Croton Aqueduct’s High Bridge, now renovated, is open to the public. The bridge is part of New York City’s park system, administered by the city’s Department of Parks & Recreation. It is accessible to all, including visitors using wheelchairs, bikes, and strollers. Following are directions for getting onto the bridge from both the Bronx and Manhattan ends.

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Croton Water Supply Returns to Service as Filtration Plant Comes Online

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
05/19/2015 - 1:36pm

photo from NYCWater's Flickr account

A new chapter opened in the long history of the New Croton Aqueduct with the May 8 announcement by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection that it is once again providing water to the city. The 33-mile-long New Croton opened in 1890. It is three times larger than the Old Croton and lies further east and deeper underground. Generally providing about 10% of the water supply, it can provide up to about a third when the need arises.

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New Bridge to End Deegan Detour in Van Cortlandt Park

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
05/13/2015 - 11:10am

A new pedestrian bridge connecting the Shandler Recreation Area and Croton Woods in Van Cortlandt Park will reconnect two large parts of the park that were cut apart by the 1950s construction of the Major Deegan Expressway. The bridge, if not directly on the Old Croton Aqueduct, will be so close to it that in effect it will also reconnect the trail, eliminating the detour to 233rd St. that has bedeviled Aqueduct walkers for decades.

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I Love My Park Day 2015

Post date: 
Mon, 05/04/2015 - 2:21pm

I Love My Park Day 2015 - Success!

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
05/04/2015 - 2:25pm

FOR OUR PHOTO ALBUM OF THE EVENT CLICK HERE. The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct congratulate and thank the 60 volunteers, community co-sponsors and corporate donors who worked together along with the Aqueduct State Park crew on May 2nd to make the fourth annual I Love My Park Day on the Old Croton Aqueduct trail outstanding, productive and very enjoyable neighborhood events.

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