I am not sure if you will be able to read this NYT article about a recent event in NYC. I hope so.
It is about a concert performed on the water outside and inside a drainage tunnel on the East River. The concert was part of a series of events by Tideland Institute, which encourages New Yorkers to treat their home as a maritime city, reimagining how various waterways might be used.
“The water in New York has just kind of become a backdrop to the city,” Ms. Butler said. “When actually, it is the why, and the how, of how the city was made — and how the city still functions.”
I hope you can read the link.