New York, NY –
If you didn't see yesterday's New York Times, then you missed what is now the most e-mailed article from their New York section. The story starts with a leak in the city's complex water system that's turned into a 36 million gallon-a-day gusher.
To fix this problem 20 years after it was first discovered, the city has hired a team of deep sea divers who are working in near darkness.
The New York Times reporter Ken Belson joins us now.
Plumber's Job on a Giant's Scale: Fixing New York's Drinking Straw
Brigid Bergin is the City Hall reporter for WNYC. She covers city politics, including the upcoming mayoral race. She’s also traveled to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to report on the trial of the five men accused of plotting the September 11th terror attacks.
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