City Water Tunnels Tip Toward Disaster

New York City residents use about 1.3 billion gallons of water a day, and most of us have no idea that it’s only dumb luck that keeps the water flowing into our homes. In fact, the city’s water system is balanced on the brink of disaster: If either of the two water tunnels which currently Read More

A Riveting Report From Ground Zero

Chief Peter Hayden brought me to the roof of the three-story firehouse that serves as quarters for Ladder 10 and Engine 10 on Liberty Street, across from Ground Zero. At the time we talked, a couple of weeks ago, Ground Zero looked no more threatening than a large construction site. Not threatening, that is, if Read More