In 2008, photographer Stephen Mallon documented the dumping of 44 decommissioned subway cars into the Atlantic Ocean. Today, 2,400 cars line the ocean floor in six states from New Jersey all the way down to Georgia. But the list of materials being dumped doesn’t stop there: it includes fishing boats and parts of a New York bridge. In an effort to figure out why these materials are being dumped into the harbor, we talked with a marine biologist from New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

Good afternoon! Wishing you a happy Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 from all of us at Viewing NYC!

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Located on the southwest corner of 7th Avenue and Christopher Street, Hess Triangle is a tiny patch of land hidden in plain sight in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood. Seemingly innocuous at first glance, the mosaic tiled triangle has one of New York City's pettiest protests written on it. Check out this video from YouTube Channel Half as Interesting to learn more about it.

Up next, check out our own video on the subject: Hess Triangle: a Triumphant Display of Civil Disobedience