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Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Sewage treatment facility in New York City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is the largest sewage treatment facility operated by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.[1] Since 2010, its eight metallic "digester eggs", which are 140 feet (43 meters) tall and dramatically illuminated with blue light at night, have made it a local landmark,[2] particularly to motorists on several nearby roadways in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan.[1] It is located on the Newtown Creek in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood along Greenpoint Avenue.