Gothamist: Greenpoint Sludge Digester Eggs Get Blue Spotlight

JenChungsBra

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:42:02 -0500

Wow, even a cameo by the commissioner of the agency herself! Oh boy!

IvyLeagueGrunt

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:03:57 -0500

...digesting sludge and thereby maintaining public health and wellbeing. It is a deserving tribute to NYC, given that the city was an early pioneer in the realm of sanitation and public works engineering. Just think of the days of yore when fresh shite - both human and horse - was piled waist high along 5th Ave. The digesters are a testament to the ingenuity and vision of New Yorkers. Here here! A toast to digested sludge! May you forever gurgle in peace and prosperity.

nomnomnom

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:39:02 -0500

Great! This is all we need to take our minds off the fact that those eggs are digesting feces.

RevWaldo

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:35:41 -0500

Not "sludge" - biosolids. Coming to farms and backyards near you!

yoplay

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:44:14 -0500

This is pretty on par with everything in the US these days... create some shite, dress it up with colored lights, call it a landmark... the art of marketing.

sonyactivision

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:33:52 -0500

For god's sakes, put a bra on those titties.

Jen Chung

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:03:16 -0500

One day, maybe the lighting's colors will change with the smell!

Dave Hogarty

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:43:48 -0500

I loved how the designer described how the digester eggs would be bathed in a "diaphanous blue glow," and others touted the new lighting system as a way to turn the waste treatment plant into a recognizable landmark from which New Yorkers could orient themselves around the city. I won't deny that in the daylight the eggs an impressive combination of aesthetics and function, but should New York's giant tanks of crap really be emphasized as skyline landmarks?

virgil

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:33:30 -0500

Man, I love that building. One of the most beautiful meldings of form and function I've seen in recent years. I just hope they can really manage to control the odor when it's working at full capacity, because it certainly does smell like what it is.