An urban pond beneath a leaky Brooklyn fire hydrant has been replaced by a new makeshift aquarium. The pond was formed by a stream from the hydrant and has been expanded and decorated by Brooklynites. Volunteers hope to install a solar-powered filtration system and a heating system to replace the existing battery-powered system.
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NEW YORK — A couple of longtime Brooklyn residents were lounging in the heat last week, staring at a sidewalk tree pit often flooded by a leaky fire hydrant, when they came up with the idea for a makeshift aquarium. The appearance of peanut-sized fish swimming around the shallow basin quickly became a neighborhood curiosity, drawing visitors who dubbed it …
