flushing

In the past few weeks, brush fires have blazed not just in Prospect Park but in parks across all five NYC boroughs, including in Van Cortlandt, Fort Tryon, Flushing Meadows Corona, Clove Lakes, and Gerritsen Beach.

The sound of flushing had never been so beautiful.

For 19 days, we hauled potable drinking water from distribution sites, collected gray water and creek water for flushing, and carefully rationed every drop.

Ahead of the storm, he filled up his bathtub with water to use for flushing and handwashing.

Many residents hauled water from creeks and pools to use for flushing.