Gothamist: Central Park Reservoir Is Not A Swimming Hole

Lukeowt

Sun, 25 Apr 2004 23:00:16 -0500

You call America the land of the free and you can't even take a dip in a pond? It wasn't as if they scaled a fence with barbed wire or razors on it...they hopped a fence which was quite easily accessible. Yes the city wasted a humongous amount of tax dollars on the overkill of police enforcement ... maybe if someone had the brains to check it out first and call for backup... that wouldn't have happened. But hey...isn't this America? The Land Of The Free?

Greg

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 22:44:26 -0500

I remember back in 1999 or 2000 there was someone diving in the reservoir, retrieving items thrown in over the years as a kind or archelogical exercise. Nothing remarkable reported, though.

Simon

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:13:47 -0500

that is pretty absurd. our tax money hard at work for homeland security i suppose.

John

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:11:26 -0500

I can't believe they sent out a helicopter and a scuba diver. I mean the rez isn't even really a rez - it's only some sort of emergency backup. So, to stop these 2 girls from swimming in what is basically a pond they send out a helicopter and a scuba diver? The precinct house is right there across the transverse on the south side. Some cop couldn't go over and just say: get out already?

Kojak

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 13:40:49 -0500

New Jersey Residents spiked our drinking water, thats why its Cloudy. Its payback for years of storing Toxic Waste from NY there.

jenny

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 13:20:59 -0500

and PS -- the Ashokan resevoir is the reason our tap water is cloudy and we all have Brita filters.

Simon

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:24:00 -0500

oops, forgot my r's in reservoir

Simon

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:12:28 -0500

our tap water comes from the Ashokan resevoir about 2 hours north from here. the resevoir doesnt serve drinking water for the city, it's a water supply for the park's water needs such as the Pool, the Loch and the Harlem Meer.

Kojak

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:56:23 -0500

That Reservoir I bet has the Cleanest Water out of any NYC River, Pool, Lake, etc. They WERE supposed to Drain it and make it into a Field. What happened with that? I don't think i'll drink any Tap water for a while. I'll wait until the guy's Filth Cycles through the system.

Simon

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:08:49 -0500

in high school, we used to sneak into the resevoir to smoke joints on the rocks by the water. never went swimming in there tho.

Deenyc

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:46:54 -0500

The last time I saw someone go in the reservoir they had rocks in their pockets and the police had 2 helicopters and scuba etc on hand to fish out the poor bastard. I don't think his intention was to swim though....

gnome

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:01:54 -0500

i meant "longer".

gnome

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:59:49 -0500

it's no long a chain-linked fence. it's a beautiful wrought-iron one painted black.