Photo by Nate Kensinger

Recently photographer Nate Kensinger headed to the "desolate industrial wasteland" that is Newtown Creek. Last year it was declared a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency, who called it "one of the nation’s most polluted waterways." So we were wondering: does a watery toxic wasteland like this freeze in the winter? The above photo holds the answer: not really! Fine, maybe it's thawed... but we're told Prospect Park Lake is still mostly frozen.

Check out more of Kensinger's photos here. Sadly, none of the "urban pirate" ferry boat.