Known the World Over

Valentine’s Day tours at Brooklyn’s Newtown Creek treatment plant bring a record crowd and international publicity
Known the World Over
Jim Pynn, superintendent at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, promised visitors a Hershey’s Kisses chocolate and a spectacular view of Manhattan’s east side with plant tours on Valentine’s Day.

Jim Pynn never dreamed a single email about a tour of his treatment plant would lead to publicity across the nation and as far away as New Zealand.

But that’s what happened when word got out that he was leading tours of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant on Valentine’s...

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