Jim Pynn

Newtown Creek Wastewater treatment plant offered three tours on Valentine's Day (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

Love Stinks? Tours Of Brooklyn Sewage Treatment Plant Popular On Valentine’s Day

The plant had to offer an extra tour this year due to popular demand, according to Newtown Creek Wastewater treatment plant superintendent Jim Pynn.

2013/02/14

Brooklyn Sewage Treatment Plant To Hold Valentine’s Day Tours Again

If you’re sick and tired of sweet-smelling flowers and sappy imagery at Valentine’s Day, the city Department of Environmental Protection Agency is bringing back a special tour by popular demand with some odors that aren’t so romantic.

2013/02/11

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