The Day the Water Came

October 1842, and Croton water erupts from the fountains at City Hall Park while strangers fill hats and cupped hands. The city tastes clean water and starts laughing

OPEN THE RECORDON THE ATLASHANG IT IN THE MUSEUMGET COUNTED

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.