There are parts of NYC that were sold as water lots because the land lots were expensive and hard to buy. So people bought water lots and filled them in with whatever they could find. So there are areas that are actually below sea level that have been filled in.
There are parts of NYC that were sold as water lots because the land lots were expensive and hard to buy. So people bought water lots and filled them in with whatever they could find. So there are areas that are actually below sea level that have been filled in.