I hope you guys had a good Valentine’s Day; I know I did. I haven’t really cared about Valentine’s Day since my mom stopped giving me candy but this year romance (and methane) was in the air. My lady person freelances for the Village Voice and decided to write a story on the Newtown Creek Wastewater Plant’s Valentine’s Day tour and she told me I had to come with her so she could best judge how romantic the experience is. Luckily I also freelance for the Voice so I got to take some photos for her story.

So essentially 1/5th of New York City’s sewage is cleaned by Newtown Creek in Greenpoint. It’s the largest wastewater plant in New York and for some reason they do Valentine’s Day tours. There are beautiful views from the top of these giant shit filtering eggs but they aren’t heated and are mostly outdoors so it’s fucking freezing. I didn’t wear gloves because I am not a pussy so my hands were pretty much ruined while taking photos of couples try to keep warm while avoiding the smell of raw sewage as much as possible.

Perhaps it was not the most romantic of adventures but they did give us candy and a pin that looks like a manhole cover which is pretty much my favorite thing ever now. It was also awesome to get to work with my lady on such an absurd Valentine’s Day assignment — clearly she is a keeper.

Click here to read her story about our trip on the Village Voice.

And click here to see my photos from the Newtown Creek Wastewater Valentine’s Day Tour!

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