The lives we live in NYC are made possible thanks to infrastructure that works well (most of the time) even though we don't know how it works! Electricity, water, heat/steam, and transit systems are all built and maintained to benefit the maximum number of people with minimum disruption.

On this tour, ride the NYC Ferry Soundview line to learn about the past, present, and future of infrastructure (with a focus on electricity) along the east coast of Manhattan, the south coast of the Bronx, and the north coast of Queens. The goal here is to understand how and why the systems that make our lives possible came to exist, and appreciate how and why they are evolving—and they are best seen from the water!

Highlights include the Con Edison East 14th St Steam Plant, the former site of the Kips Bay (The Copper) and Waterside (Freedom Plaza) power plants, Con Ed East 60th St Steam Plant (under the Queensboro Bridge), Con Ed East 74th St Steam Plant, "Peaker" plants in the South Bronx, Rikers Island, and Astoria Generation I & II—some the largest and newest power plants in NYC.

An OHNY ticket does not guarantee a space onboard NYC Ferry. Participants will be required to show a valid NYC Ferry ticket when boarding both legs of the tour and need to purchase two NYC Ferry tickets—one for the first leg to Throgs Neck and one for the return leg.

Earpieces will be provided for participants to listen to the tour.

The tour will be mostly inside the ferry boat, but participants are welcome to ascend to the upper deck. Bathrooms and snacks/beverages are available on the ferry.

Children are welcome accompanied by an adult. All participants, including children, must have a ticket.