Gothamist: Brooklyn Bridge Waterfall Tested, Ready

wiseguynyc

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:00:30 -0500

I always love how some people are quick to jump in with the accusation of "wastes of taxpayers dollars" whenever public art is presented. Those same people probably never pipe up when the government wastes billions on needless wars or on botched responses to hurricanes. The cost of public art (which in this case appears practically negligible) is pocket change in comparison. Not to mention the fact that art projects draw tourists and help the city's image in the end.

bentb

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:33:14 -0500

meh.

xiaolung

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:39:40 -0500

What a waste of electricity.

Spiritof76

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:54:28 -0500

I saw the Pier 35 waterfall last night and I really hope they intend to pump more water through it. It didnt look so much like a waterfall as drainage runoff. My suspicion is that they can't. It seems to be a serious engineering miscalculation and they can only pump so much water through relatively small pipes. Sigh. Once again for about the millionth time, the waterfalls are privately funded. No taxpayer money is being spent. Not completely true. If you check their website, they specifically say: "The Public Art Fund is a non-profit organization supported in part with Public Funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, A State Agency, the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs, and through generous contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations." They also list a few other government agencies. So, yes, tax dollars are being used to fund part of this.

sonyactivision

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:06:21 -0500

An enterprising artist should craft four giant "urinal cakes" and float them underneath the waterfalls.

dr zippy

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:48:26 -0500

Sigh. Once again for about the millionth time, the waterfalls are privately funded. No taxpayer money is being spent.

babyhitler

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:35:48 -0500

saw that this morning on the N train. It looks good from a 3/4 profile and that's it. Any other angle and it looks crappy. I give it a B though.

takethecanoli

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:28:38 -0500

what a waste of tax dollars

Gregoire

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:21:48 -0500

I saw the Pier 35 waterfall last night and I really hope they intend to pump more water through it. It didnt look so much like a waterfall as drainage runoff.

Jake Dobkin

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:46:12 -0500

finally, i can relax-- i couldn't focus on anything else until i knew we had seen pix of all four! for what it's worth, i think this one looks the best of all the ones so far-- i think the brooklyn bridge tower blocks the wind, so the water falls in a more organized way than from the other three.

Blairy Blair

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:38:31 -0500

Those things are boresville USA