The Buried Brook Walk with City as Living Laboratory and Kamala Sankaram

Janes Walk

Led By Kamala Sankaram

The Buried Brook is a free, interactive augmented reality sound walk by Kamala Sankaram, commissioned by City as Living Laboratory (CALL). It traces the sonic geography of the buried Tibbetts Brook, which once flowed from Yonkers through the Bronx to the Harlem River. Please join composer Kamala Sankaram for a 1.5 mile-long walk along the route of the underground brook, for a discussion about the app and the future daylighting of Tibbetts, as well as its storied past and present.

Accessibility

Level ground on park paths and sidewalk. Directions via Subway: the easiest route is to take the 1 train to Van Cortlandt Park - 242nd St, it is roughly a 7-minute walk from the 242nd Street park entrance on Broadway to our meeting point. Directions for parking: There is a small parking lot very close to the outflow location, however, parking is limited and we do not have spaces reserved. We recommend adding additional time to your journey in case of limited parking. Van Cortlandt Park Parking Lot

Location Information

RSVP is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, ending location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date.

guided

Saturday, May 4, 2024
1:00 PM
90 minutes

Borough: Bronx
Theme: Advocacy, Art & Architecture, Environment, History & Culture
Language: English
This is the scarce Yonkers sheet from Beers' 1867 Atlas of Westchester County, New York, showing modern-day Yonkers and Western Bronx. Highlighted in red are the course and various tributaries of Tibbetts Brook, and Spuyten Duyvil Creek which once separated the Bronx and Manhattan island. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Geographicus Rare Antique Maps.