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These Are The Keys To The Old Reservoir That Used To Be In Midtown

There used to be a big reservoir where the NYPL and Bryant Park are now, and Edgar Allan Poe wrote that it provided a "delightful scene at night, with the moonlight dancing on the water."

Meredith Mann, NYPL

Arts & Entertainment

Midtown Was Once Home To A Reservoir, "With Moonlight Dancing On The Water"

As part of our month-long Dear NYC series, we're looking at city gems hidden away at the New York Public Library. Today: a reservoir in Midtown, which Edgar Allan Poe called "beautiful."

Jen Carlson

News

Why Your Tap Water May Taste Moldy Lately...

'It smells and tastes like mold,” said one resident of Peter Cooper Village. 'Every once and a while your water has a bleach sort of smell to it, or if you’re used to hard water it’s like a metallic taste, but it’s not like that at all. It’s really very much like mold.'

Mara Silvers

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WNYC Staff

Arts & Entertainment

Photos: Here's How To Get To The Old 1800s Reservoir From Inside The NYPL

This reservoir used to be where the NYPL is today, and you can still see pieces of it.

Jen Carlson

Arts & Entertainment

This Massive Reservoir Used To Be In Midtown

You can still see remnants of it inside of the New York Public Library's main branch.

Jen Carlson

Arts & Entertainment

Flashback: The Old Croton Distributing Reservoir

In an 1844 edition of the Columbia Spy, Edgar Allen Poe wrote,

Jen Carlson

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