What’s in the New York Tunnels?

Constantly evolving throughout its nearly 400-year history, this city has seen buildings and tunnels come and go, but these underground spaces have managed to stand the test of time. Even if you want to go to these dark areas, you can visit some of them. with guided tours you can discover.

Let’s see what we call “the city that never sleeps” Underground, the unknown face of New York What awaits us?

Underground lair of ghosts: St. Patrick’s Cathedral and catacombs

The 200-year-old Old Cathedral Basilica of St. Patrick (located in Soho) sits atop ancient catacombs that are generally closed to public visits. A 90-minute, authorized tour will take you to the underground lair of ghosts can take it away.

This unique and historical area; Many prominent New York natives, including General Thomas Eckert (Abraham Lincoln’s confidant) and New York’s first bishop, “Bishop John” final resting place serves as.

From an old brewery to a milk aging center: Crown Finish Caves

At the intersection of Bergen Street and Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn; A brewery was opened in 1849. The facility had many names and owners before adopting the name “Nassau Brewing Company.” In 1866, the owners built an icehouse and a tunnel to connect it to the brewery added.

This area currently includes underground space, for aging stinky dairy products It is used by “Crown Finish Caves”, a cheese producer that uses Even tours and events are organized here.

How about cow tunnels?

In the 19th century, the westernmost part of Manhattan was filled with slaughterhouses. Cattle were ferried from New Jersey and driven to 12th Street to be killed for their meat. But as the city’s population grows and car traffic expands Cows are starting to cause traffic jams and they found the solution in underground cow tunnels.

There are also those who say that these tunnels are just a superstition, but they are really Traces of a 60 meter long tunnel was found. The rest was presumably demolished during construction in the 20th century.

Frequented spot for graffiti artists: The Freedom Tunnel

Freight trains passed through the tunnels, now known as the “Freedom Tunnel”, until 1980. When freight trains no longer work there, the region haunt of graffiti artists happened.

Rumor has it that the tunnel is home to an important graffiti artist who left striking works here. By Chris Freedom Pape taking. The Freedom Tunnel still attracts the attention of many people.

There are seven more secret tunnels.

Forming subway stations such as the Farley-Morgan Mail Tunnel, McCarren Pool Tunnels, East New York Freight Tunnel, Columbia University Steam Tunnels, Atlantic Avenue Tunnel, Hidden Concourse at 1271 6th Street, and Goldwater Hospital seven different There is a tunnel.

Not only are these metro stations a part of the city’s fascinating history, but stories about the tunnels are passed down from generation to generation. Most of them are abandoned but there are people living here It is said.

To summarize: Underfoot, in the shadow of New York’s towering skyscrapers a hidden world there is. Secret tunnels and underground areas that carry the historical texture of the city are like treasures waiting to be discovered…

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