City on the Water — a powerful mini-doc about NYC and its waterways
June 14, 2017
Cliff Weathers
Many New Yorkers have rediscovered their local waterways in recent years, yet many others still go about their daily business not giving much thought as to how the Big Apple is shaped by its waterways. As Riverkeeper’s Boat Captain, John Lipscomb says, “the city owes its existence and its wealth to the fact that it's on this river and part of this harbor.”
Embedded below is “City on the Water,” Jon Bowermaster’s new mini-documentary as part of his Hudson: A River at Risk series. Watching the video is only a small investment of your time — just seven minutes — but after you’re done, I guarantee that your relationship to New York’s urban environment would never be the same.
Hudson River at Risk 8: City on the Water — Jon Bowermaster from Oceans 8 Films on Vimeo.
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