"It's a living museum," said Clint Plummer, the CEO of Rise Light & Power, which owns the plant. "It's a vital part of keeping the lights on in New York City ... and it's one of those things that the public doesn't get a look inside. It's this big piece of infrastructure that's so omnipresent, so vital in New York."
This season's Open House New York Weekend will be the first time in the power plant's 60-year history it will be granting tours to hardhat-clad visitors, though that's not to say New Yorkers haven't noticed the prominent site before.
Plummer hopes visitors will not only be able to see the plant's decades-long history powered by unionized New Yorkers, but also its future pursuing renewable energy.
Other additions this year include the Bronx Music Hall and Bronx Music Heritage Center, as well as The Players - the city's oldest private social club in its original Gramercy Park venue.
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