Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – Community Board 6 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] voted in favor of plans to redevelop The Old American Can Factory [https://thecanfactory.org] which would allow the historic complex to offer more affordable workspace to local artists and creatives. The Old American Can Company at 3rd
brownsville
As the mayor pushes for a storefront vacancy tax [https://nypost.com/2019/01/09/de-blasio-i-will-lobby-for-vacancy-tax-on-landlords-of-empty-storefronts/] , the NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) last week released “ Assessing Storefront Vacancy in NYC [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/planning-level/housing-economy/assessing-storefront-vacancy-nyc.
community
GOWANUS – Carroll Gardens Coalition For Respectful Development [http://carrollgardenspetition.blogspot.com] (CG CORD) has requested that Brooklyn Community Board 6 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] (CB6) coordinate at least two town hall meetings with NYC agencies about the Gowanus rezoning. The group has also started an online
Gowanus
GOWANUS – Comments regarding the NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] ‘s (DCP) Draft Scope of Work [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/applicants/scoping-documents.page] for the Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#
Gowanus
GOWANUS –NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) hosted a Scoping Meeting Thursday afternoon at M.S. 51 to hear community feedback on the Draft Scope of Work [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/applicants/scoping-documents.page] for the Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning [https:
Bushwick
BUSHWICK – Tuesday night, about 50 people piled into a conference room at the Bushwick Multi-Service Center to discuss updates to the Bushwick rezoning plan put forth by the city [/community-plans-for-bushwick-worries-it-will-not-matter/]. Among them were Brooklyn Community Board 4 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb4/index.page] members, anti-gentrification advocates, Bushwick residents,
Announcements
GOWANUS – The NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) is hosting a Scoping Meeting next Thursday, April 25 at M.S. 51 to collect community feedback on the proposed Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation]
community
RED HOOK/GOWANUS – Karen Blondel is a familiar figure to anyone who has attended the countless Gowanus rezoning meetings [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-updates.page#navigation] over the years. The bold, outspoken advocate can command a crowd as she did in February during NYC Department of
Development
GOWANUS – Representatives from NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] (DCP) and Housing Preservation & Development [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page] (HPD) met with the Brooklyn Community Board 6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee Thursday evening to address
Development
GOWANUS – The environmental review process for the Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] is underway, with the release on Friday of NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page]‘s (DCP) Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) and
Announcements
GOWANUS – The NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) will follow up last week’s Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal open house with a formal presentation at 6pm on Thursday, February 28 at PS 133, William A. Butler School, 610 Baltic Street (at 4th
Development
GOWANUS – NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) released the long-awaited Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] Wednesday morning (January 30). Using the Gowanus Framework [/gowanus-community-gathers-to-discuss-rezoning-framework-with-city-agencies/]—a document created in 2018 following hours of
Announcements
[UPDATED: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 3:10pm] According to DCP, the agency is working to release the draft zoning proposal by the February 6 meeting. The event will be held in an open house format. GOWANUS – Save the date! The NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/
environment
GOWANUS – The NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page] (HPD) and the NYC Department of City Planning [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) hosted a Community Workshop Thursday night to collect feedback on the preliminary site planning for Public
Announcements
GOWANUS – After the NYC Department of City Planning [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) presented the Gowanus rezoning framework [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page] in June, the city promised to follow up with the community this Fall regarding plans for Public Place
Gowanus
GOWANUS – RFR Realty [https://rfr.com/home/] has enlisted the architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group [https://big.dk/#projects] (BIG) to draw up preliminary designs for a residential project along the Gowanus Canal, Crain’s New York [https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/architect-tapped-gowanus-development-signals-high-end-future-once-gritty-neighborhood] reports. 175-225 3rd Street, Gowanus via Google