2006-07-26 05:37:17 · 11 answers · asked by tausif h 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
they are probably ok...water in cities is usually filtered but you can buy a home water filter if you want then it would be fine...and less expensive than continually buying bottled water.
2006-07-26 05:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by christata32186 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
New York City water is always ranked in the top 10 American tap water for quality and taste. This native New Yorker drink tap water at home and bottled water when working, travelling and hiking. In fact, I did a research study about the water supply to NYC as a biology student at NYU. Manhattan and Brooklyn are fortunate to be completely supplied by upstate surface reservoirs. Parts of Queens and most of Long Island still use ground water, which can be contaminated. And so, if you live there, bottled water is a good idea.
2006-07-26 14:43:44 · answer #2 · answered by chance 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually a study recently showed that the tap water in New York is better for you than the bottled water you would buy
2006-07-26 05:42:00 · answer #3 · answered by cal-p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tap water in New York is some of the greatest tap water in the country. It comes from the Catskills and is pollutant free.
2006-07-26 06:35:42 · answer #4 · answered by Drummerbock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
... tap water in New York is ok to drink
Many people say they buy bottled waters because they taste better. We spoke with people in New York City, asking them why they liked bottled better than tap water.
"I drink Dasani. It tastes good, it tastes crisp, like — natural," one girl said.
"I think tap water kind of tastes like sewer," said another.
People also say they drink bottled water because they believe it's safer than tap water.
One man told me he's the only one "who's brave enough" to drink tap water at home. His family's afraid to drink tap water because of germs, he said.
At recent Earth Day celebrations, a lot of people told us they believe tap water is unhealthy. "As a parent I feel more comfortable giving her bottled water," one father told us.
Bottled water, we were told, is cleaner, safer, healthier.
Watching bottled water ads, you'd think that tap water might not be healthy. But it's not true.
"20/20" took five bottles of national brands of bottled water and a sample of tap water from a drinking fountain in the middle of New York City and sent them to microbiologist Aaron Margolin of the University of New Hampshire to test for bacteria that can make you sick, like e. coli.
"There was actually no difference between the New York City tap water and the bottled waters that we evaluated," he said.
Many scientists have run tests like that and have consistently found that tap water is as good for you as bottled waters that cost 500 times more.
2006-07-26 06:45:59 · answer #5 · answered by Aviator_Warrior 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NYC water consistently wins blind taste tests against bottled water and is held to higher health standards than most bottled waters are.
2006-07-27 03:31:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lived there all my life and never drank bottled until I moved away.
Besides it being fine to drink , The taste is better than most places in the US
2006-07-26 05:40:24 · answer #7 · answered by suiki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SOmeof the best water, unless you live in an old building with bad pipes
2006-07-27 03:08:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick with your bottles.
2006-07-26 15:33:20 · answer #9 · answered by matt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well with everyone say it okay to drink it so go ahead
2006-07-26 05:52:25 · answer #10 · answered by Mermaid& Monkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋