Mayor Bill de Blasio and Borough President James Oddo taste the water from the new water tunnel

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Channel: Staten Island Advance · 2016 · News & Politics

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Mayor Bill de Blasio and Borough President James Oddo tasted the water from the new Staten Island to Brooklyn water tunnel in Tompkinsville. "It's delicious," de Blasio said when asked about the water. The $250 million water tunnel connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn was flooded during Hurricane Sandy and serves as a back-up water supply in case of natural disasters. (Video/Mira Wassef)

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