Bronx River.
In the process of counting migratory baby eels in the Bronx River, researchers discovered a discarded handgun. We think the eels are the more surprising find. Read their story here.
Bronx River.
Countless shopping carts have met their fate on the muddy floors of New York City’s waterways.
Bronx River.
The ceiling fan was pulled from the Bronx River by volunteers, but how did it get there?
Bronx River.
The hot plate was hauled from the Bronx River by Bronx River Restoration Project volunteers.
Bronx River
There used to be an appliance repair shop near the Bronx River; when an object was beyond repair, into the river it went!
Bronx River
The bottling company seems to have moved to New Jersey, but at least one of its bottles stayed behind.
Bronx River
Did the horse lose its shoe while escaping the trailer?
Bronx River.
We’ve heard of plenty of cars winding up in NYC’s waterways, and specifically in the Bronx River, but this is a new one. What happened to the horse?
Bronx River.
These are just a few of the species that now live in a river that was once barely visible through the trash.
Bronx River.
The City’s only freshwater river is in the Bronx.
Bronx River.
The French filmmakers who accompanied a crew of researchers studying baby eels in the Bronx River wondered if the researchers had planted this piece of urban naturalism; they hadn’t. The gun was dumped in the River after a shooting. Read the story of its discovery here.
Bronx River.
The Grand Piano isn’t alone either–another piano was found in the Bronx River!
Bronx River.
In the 1980s, when Bronx River clean up efforts were in full swing, a member of a conservation crew for the Bronx River Restoration Project came across a human skull and reported it to the police. Is it an artifact of violence, neglect, or something else?
Bronx River.
The fact that we have no other information just makes these objects more evocative.