Visitor Center at Newtown Creek

The Visitor Center at Newtown Creek tells the story of New York City’s water and wastewater systems.  Located at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP), one of New York City's 14 treatment plants, the Visitor Center features DEP employees who narrate the cycle of water from water supply to distribution, wastewater treatment, and harbor water quality. This fascinating new facility will help you learn about the one billion gallons of water New Yorkers use every day, the thousands of miles of pipes, aqueducts, and water mains, and the responsibilities, through the eyes of our dedicated workforce, to serve New Yorkers.

Although tours of the entire Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant facility are not available, we do have monthly public tours of the award-winning Digester Eggs. Please see our events calendar for the next scheduled tour.  Reservations are required.  To make a reservation on the next tour please email events@dep.nyc.gov.

Questions? Check out the FAQs.

Down In the Ground (D.I.G.) Interactive Installation and Dance Performance — Opening Reception May 19

Down In the Ground (D.I.G.) is a performance installation in which participants uncover the invisible infrastructure of New York City by means of interactive video, sound, and movement. May 19 through June 2 at the Visitor Center at Newtown Creek.

• Download the flyer

Upcoming Events

Keep informed on upcoming events at the Visitor Center.

• Down In the Ground (D.I.G.) performance installation 
• 2012 Spring Speaker Series at the Visitor Center At Newtown Creek 
• View the Events Calendar

Address

Visitor Center at Newtown Creek
329 Greenpoint Avenue
Greenpoint, Brooklyn NY, 11222
(Enter at the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and Humboldt Street.)

• Getting there

Hours of Operation:

The Visitor Center is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for school groups by appointment only.  The general public is welcome to visit on Fridays and Saturdays.

• Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: 10 AM – 4 PM
  (School groups by appointment only)
• Fridays: Noon – 4 PM
• Saturdays: 10 AM – 1 PM

School Group Reservations:

To schedule a visit for your school or class to the Visitor Center, please download and fill out this education outreach request form and email it to  educationoffice@dep.nyc.gov.

Planning an Event at the Visitor Center:

The Visitor Center at Newtown Creek is a unique event space and the two story building offers a modern, one-of-a-kind environment. The bottom floor houses a signature water sculpture designed by world-renowned artist Vito Acconci that symbolizes the flow of drinking water to New York City from the upstate watersheds.

With stairway and elevator access, the second floor contains a gallery space, multi-purpose room, pantry, bathrooms, and exciting and exclusive views of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. With a room capacity of 170 people, the multi-purpose room provides access to a projector and screen, over 120 chairs, and over 15 tables.

• Slideshow tour of the Visitor Center 
• Download floor plans of the Visitor Center (PDF)

If you are interested in using the Visitor Center for a meeting or event or have any other questions please email educationoffice@dep.nyc.gov.