bluenetwork LEGEND: COMBINNED SEWER OVERFLOW OUTFALL Rain washes pollutants from streets, construction sites, and land into storm sewers that ultimately end up in the the NYC Blue Network during heavy rain. During a Com- bined Sewer Overflow event, the storm sewers and ditches empty stormwater carry- ing pollutants directly into streams and rivers with no treatment. Polluted stormwater degrades our lakes, rivers, wetlands and other waterways. Petrochemicals, phospho- rus, feces (from pet waste) and nitrogen can cause toxic overload in our waterways and can kill fish and other aquatic life. Areas with combined sewer overflows are identified. CLEAN TECH WORLD EXPO & TRANSIT HUB ZONES Co-located NYC Blue Network green transit hubs and Clean Tech World Expo zones ease wayfinding along the waterfront corridor and enable clear access to waterfront transit zones. FLOATING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE Connective green infrastructure threaded along the NYC Blue Network corridor is composed of a series of vegetated islands. The green infrastructure serves to invite public to access the waterfront while creating habitat that attracts wildlife and cleans the water of stormwater and industrial contaminants STORMWATER FLOW TO THE BLUE NETWORK B BRONX BROOK KL L YN MAN NH H HA A TT AN QU UEENS S ST T ATE EN N ISLAN ND mappingthe HE NEEDLE T The project collaborates with companies manufacturing fl floating islands with native vegetation. Floating islands a are natural and sustainable treatment wetlands that re- m move excess nutrients and contaminants from the NYC B Blue Network. Microbes and plants filter nutrients and o other pollutants from water. With a large surface area f for processing contaminants, the floating islands keep t the aquatic system in balance. V Vegetated islands attract ter r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r- r restrial insects that provide food a and protective covering for fish. M MYCOFILTRATION: Mycofiltration is a form of filtration using mush h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h- r room mycelium to clean polluted water to a less contaminated state. A According to research by Paul Stamets, underground mycelium net- w works produce enzyme acids that break down hydrogen and carbon c chains. Interwoven microfiltration mats that are incorporated in the i island matrix can effectively eliminate diesel based toxins carried by s stormwater from surrounding impermeable surfaces. The islands maintain a visual- ly intriguing composition with a lush vegetated flow, creat- ing a tapestry of color and texture while also contribut- ing towards a transformative, multi-sensory experience that invites community to access th h h h he w w w w w w wate e e er.. NATIVE N N N N N N N N N N NYC MU U U U U U U U U U U US S S S S SH H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H HR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R RO O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O OO O OM M M MS CLEAN THE BLUE NETWORK!! BLUE NETWORK!! ! BLUE NETWORK!! WHERE? East R Ri iv ve er Bronx River r G Go owanus Canal Govern nors Island C C C CO OL LL L L LA ABORATORS? Bronx River Alliance Educators Businesses Sustainable South Bronx Gowanus Canal Conservancy City of NY Community Groups O OY YSTER BED DS S I Is sl la an nd ds anchored d w wi it th h energy y h harv ve es sting g s se ensors a at tt tached t to o c cables Threading the Needle with Green Infrastructure In an effort to support long-term NY YC C l livability, Threading the Needle is a vision to link the waterfront with a a co on nt ti inuous greenbelt that visually threads the water corridor and pro ov vi id de es s c co onnectivity between the Clean Tech Expo centers and Transit Hu ubs. W Wo or r rking with the NYC green infra- strucuture master plan to reduce e s st to orm mw wa at t ter contamination, the isla a a an n n n nd d d d d ds s s s s s create engaging places that a align w with h t th he e community’s vision for a s s s su u u u us s s st t ta a a ai in n- - able Blue Network & invites w water rfro on nt t r r re e ec c creation. The project shar e e e e e e es s s s a a a a an n n n n innovative park treatment tha at t sup pp por rt ts s s s su u ustainable stormwater ma an n n n na a a a ag g g g ge e e e e- - - - - ment with landscaped eleme en nts s th ha at u un n ni i it t te e e concepts of ecological fu u un n n n n nc c c c ct t t t ti i i i io o o o o on n, education, and art. The ecolo og gic ca al f fu un nc c ct t ti i io o n n n of the islands is augmen nt t t t te e e e ed d d d d native mushroom mycelium. O On nce e fi fil lte e e er r re e ed d d d through the is slands, the w w w w w wa a a at t t t t te e e e er r interacts with plants and soi il w wh hi ile e s so oa a ak k kin n ng g g into mushroom mycelium m m m m m m m m m m ma a at t ts s s that clean petrochemicals. How Does Mycofiltra at tio on W Wo or r rk? ? Mycofiltration is a f fo or rm m o of filt tr ra atio o o o on n u u u us si i in n n ng g g g m m m mu u u u u u us s s s sh h h hr r ro o oo o om m m m m m m my y y yc c c ce e e e el l l li i i iu u u u u u um m m m m t t t t t t to o o o o o o o cle e e e ea a a a an n polluted water to a a le es ss s c cont ta am min na at t t t te e e ed d d d d s s s st t t ta at t te e e. A A A Ac c cc co o or r rd d di i in n n n ng g g g g t t t t t t to o o o o o o r r r r r re e e e es s s s s se e e e e ea a a a a ar r r rc c c c c c c ch b b b b b by y y y y y P Pa au u u ul l Stamets, undergro oun nd d m myceliu um m m n ne e e et tw w w wo o o or r r rk ks s s p p p p p p pr r ro o od du uc ce e e e e e en n n n nz z z z z z zy y y y y ym m m m me e e e e e e e e a a a a ac c c c c ci i i i i id d d d d ds s s s s s s s t th h h h h ha a a a a at t t break down hydroge en n a an nd d d d d d d d c c c c c c c c ca a a a ar rb b bo o o o o o o on n n n n n n n n c c c c c ch h h ha a a a i i i in n n ns s. . . I I I In n n n nt te er r rw w w w w wo o o o ov v v v v v ve e e e e en n m m m m m mi i ic c c c c c r r r r ro o o o o o fi fi fi fi fi fil l lt t t t t tr r r r ra a a a a a at t t t t ti io o o o o on n n n n n m m m m m ma at ts that are incorpora at ted d in n th he e e e i i is sl la ands e e e e ef f f f f f f f ff f f f f f fe e e e e e e ect ti ive e el ly y y y e e e e e li i i im m m m m m mi i in n n n na a a a a at t t te e e e d d d d d d di ie e e e e e es s s s s s se e e e el l l b b b b b b b b ba a a as s s s s s s se e ed d d d d t to o o ox x- - ins carried by stormw wa at te er r f fr r ro o o o om m m m m m m m m surrou un nd d d d d d d d d di i i i i i i i in n n n n n n n n n ng g g i im m m m mp p p p p pe e e er r r rm m m m m me e e e ea a a a a ab b b b b ble e e e e e s s s s s su u u u ur r r r rf f fa a a a a ac c c c c c c ce e e e e e es s s s s s s. T T T T Th he e e proposed islands wo o o ou ul ld d d i in n n n n n n nt t t t t te e e r rc c c c ce e e e e e e ep p p p p p p t, fi filte e er r r r a a a and d d d d d d d d d c c co o o o on n n n nv v ve e e e er r r r rt t t t t t c c c c ce e e e e er r r r r r rt t t t t t ta a a a a ai i in n n n n n c c c c c co o o on n n n n n nt t t t t ta a a a a a am m m m m m m mi i i in n n n n na a a a a a a an n n nt ts s s to fungal sugars. . T Th h he e i i is s sl l l la a a a a a a a a an n n n n n n n nd d g g g g g g g g ga a a a ar r r rd d d d d d d den ns s s m m m m main n n n nt t t tai i i i i i i i i in n n n n n n n n n n a a a a v v v v vi i i is s s s s su u u u u ua a a a a al l l l lly y y y y i i i i in n n n n n nt t t t t t tr r r r r r ri ig g g gu u ui i in ng g g g g g g g c c c c c co o o o o om m- posit t ti i io o on n n w w wi it t th a lus s s s s s s s sh h h h h h h h h h v v v v v v v ve e e e e e e e eg g g g g g g g g e e e e t t t ta a a a t t t te e e e ed d d d d fl fl fl fl fl fl fl fl flo o o o o o o o o ow w w w w w w w w w , , c c c co o o o on n n n n nt t t t tr r ributing g g g g g g g g g g g g g t t t to o o o o ow w w w w w wa a a a a a ar r r r r rd d d d d ds s s s s a a a a a a a t t t t t t tr r r r ra a a a an n n ns s sf f fo or r r r r r r rm m m m m m ma a a a a a at t t t t ti i iv v v v ve e e e e, multi i- -s s se e en n ns s s so ory ex x xp p p p p p p p pe e e e e e e e er r r r r r r ri i i i i i i i i i i ie e e e e e e e e e n n n n n n n n nc c c c c c c c c c ce e e e e e e e e e e t t t t t t t t th h h h h h h h h h h h ha a a a a a a a a a a at t t t t i i i i in n n n nv v v v v vi i i i it t t t t t t t t t te e e es s s s s s s s c com m m m m mmunity y y y y y y y y y y y t t t t t o o o o o o a a a a a ac c c c c cc c c c ce e e e e e es s s s s s ss s s s t t t t t th h h h h h h he e e e e w wa a a at t t te e e e er r r r . . . . Comm m m mu u u un n nity y y P P P P Pa a ar rt t t t t t t tn n n n n n n n n ne e e e e e er r r r r r r r r r s s s s s s s s s s sh h h h h h h h h h h h hi i i i i i i ip p p p p p p p p p p p p ps s s s s s s s s s s s s s The proj j je e ect p p p pa a ar r rtn n ne e er r rs s s w w wi i i it t t th h h h c c c co o om m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mm m m m m m m m m m m mu u u u u u u u u u u u u un n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n ni i i i i i i i i i i i it t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t ty y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t to o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e ex x x x x x xp p p p p p p l l l l l lo o o o o o o or r r r re e e e e e e h how innov v vat t t ti i ive e w wa at t te e erscap - ing may imp p pr ro ov v ve e e w w wa a a at t t te e e er r r q q q qu u u ua a a al l li it t ty y y y y y y y y y y y y y . . . . . . . . T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Th h h h h h h h h h h h h he e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p pr r r r r r r r r r r r ro o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oj j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e c c c c c c c c c c c c ct t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w wi il l l l l l l l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l become an accessible showcase f f fo o or r r s s st t to o or r rm m m mw w w wa a at t te e er r c c cl le ea an n n nu u up p p a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a an n n n n n n n n n n n n nd d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h ha a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a ab b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b bi i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i it t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t ta a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a at t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t r r r restoration within the urban environme e ent. The BL L LU U UE NETW WORK Ha a ar r r rv v ve e e e es s s st t t t tin n ng g g g E E E En n ne e e er r r rg g g gy y y y? ? ? ? Threa a ad d ding the N Needle pro ov vides s a a a an n n n u u u un n nd d d de e e er r r rw w wa a a at t t t te e e e er r r r r c c c c c co o o o o on n n n n nn n n ne e e e ec c c ct t t t ti i i i iv v v v ve e e e f f f fa a a a a ar r r r r rm m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w with energy harve e esting tub bes designe e ed d to col l ll l l le e ec c ct t t g g g gr e e e ee e e en n n n p p p po o o o ow w w w w we e e e e er r r r r . W W W W Wa a a a av ve e t t t t tu u u u ub b b b b be e e e e f f f f f f fa a a a ar r r rm m m m m ms s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a ar r r r r r re non- - -intrusive e to wildlife a and comm m mu u un n ni i it t t ti i i ie e e es s s s a a a a an n n n nd d d d d d h h h h h ha a a ar r r r rv v v ve e e es s s st t t t t t t t th h h he e e e s s s s sw w w w w we e e e el l l ll l l l li i i i in n ng g g g a a a a ac c c c ct t t t tio on n n n n o o o o o o o o o o o of f f f f f f f f f f f f the e e waterfro ont corridor r . W W We invite e you to thr re ead the nee edle!