New York City

When you pick up a bottle of water, one thing you might notice is an expiration date stamped on the label. This might seem puzzling at first – after all, isn't water supposed to be timeless? Why would something as essential as water have an expiration date? It all comes down to one factor: [...]

Here at Hydr8, we know the importance of clean and safe drinking water. March 22nd is World Water Day, an annual event established by the United Nations in 1993 to raise awareness of the importance of freshwater and to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The origins of World Water Day can be [...]

New York City has some of the best drinking water in the United States. The city also has one of the oldest and most unique water systems. Yet, many of our residents take this water source for granted, giving little thought to their daily drinking, cooking, and bathing water. In recent years, plastic bottles' impact [...]

The 2022 Environmental Crisis: Water Pollution How do we clean our water? Water pollution is an environmental crisis around the world, especially in New York Harbor. Earlier this year it was reported that on any given day there was a 50% chance that sewage and trash from the city made it unsafe to [...]

New Yorkers use tap water for more than just staying hydrated. Yes, we drink the water but we also use it for cooking, cleaning, showering, bathing & everything in between. We New Yorkers take pride in our tap water, but that simply comes from a comparison to our neighbors in the tri-state. We [...]

Fall is just a month away, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods with the summer heat. In fact, temperatures can continue to linger in the upper 80s and 90s well into late September. In some cases, heatwaves can cause temperatures in the city to soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. While many of [...]

Reopening your business after COVID-19 comes with new challenges and new regulations, not to mention a lot more stress and anxiety for both you and your teams. While some employers are easing minds and allowing their employees to continue to work from home, this may not be an option for others. Over the last four [...]

On Monday, July 20, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo officially announced that New York City would be entering Phase IV of reopening. This announcement has been long-awaited, and our city is well on its way to hustling and bustling again. However, that doesn’t mean there still isn’t work ahead of us. At HYDR8, we focus on [...]

COVID-19 isn't gone, and we're learning to live in a new world with a barely understood virus. We've been cooped up for months, but things are starting to reopen with more precautions and more awareness of those around us. New Yorkers are social people, so this lockdown has been hard, but before you hit the [...]

It’s Sunday morning. On a typical Sunday morning, I’m usually drinking a cup of coffee and looking out the window at a beautiful view of the Brooklyn and Verrazano Bridge.  There is a certain air of peace as there aren’t many cars driving around on a Sunday morning. Any cars that are out on [...]

Oversized T-Shirt Scrunchie on her wrist Hydro flask in hand This may seem like a random list of items, but collectively, this list comprises what is the definition of a VSCO girl.  She has an instagram aesthetic with pictures so brightly saturated with filters to emphasize that natural golden hour glow that you need [...]

There are four main principles that can encourage our kids to drink more water from a Hydr8 bottleless water cooler: 1. Easy and accessible use! Kids who would have to “strain” to get themselves a glass of water, would simply fail to do so. For example, water pitchers stored in the refrigerator can be one [...]