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Jan
29

Gowanus Canal Cleanup Begins

Gowanus Canal. Photo by Udi via Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/udi/8145783849/]GOWANUS — Today, the U.S. Environmental
3 min read
Apr
25
Meeting To Update Community About Red Hook Ball Fields Scheduled For Monday, April 30

Meeting To Update Community About Red Hook Ball Fields Scheduled For Monday, April 30

RED HOOK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] (District 38) sent out an announcement Tuesday afternoon encouraging
1 min read
Nov
14
Learn About Gowanus Canal Cleanup At Town Hall Thursday Night

Learn About Gowanus Canal Cleanup At Town Hall Thursday Night

GOWANUS – The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group (CAG) [https://gowanuscag.org/] is hosting a town hall this Thursday, November 16,
1 min read
Oct
26
Work Begins On Gowanus Canal Cleanup

Work Begins On Gowanus Canal Cleanup

GOWANUS – Earlier this month, a pilot study kicked off at the Gowanus Canal’s Fourth Street Basin to test-dredge the
1 min read
May
09
Park Closure Drives Away Red Hook Food Trucks

Park Closure Drives Away Red Hook Food Trucks

Photo by Red Hook Food Vendors via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/119720824749619/photos/a.511195992268765.1073741825.119720824749619/1065176350204057/?type=
2 min read
Mar
17
Asbestos Found At Controversial Gravesend Waste Transfer Station

Asbestos Found At Controversial Gravesend Waste Transfer Station

District Leader Nancy Tong and Assemblymember William Colton at the South West Brooklyn Transfer Station site. (Photo via William Colton’
2 min read
Oct
26
Next To Whole Foods, Submerged Shopping Carts And Boats Scooped Up In Gowanus Canal Pilot Project

Next To Whole Foods, Submerged Shopping Carts And Boats Scooped Up In Gowanus Canal Pilot Project

The 4th Street Turning Basin Debris Removal Pilot Project began on October 24. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)(function(d,
3 min read
Jun
14
Gowanus Film Studio Heads To City Hall, Fighting With Spunk After Canal Sewage Tank Decision

Gowanus Film Studio Heads To City Hall, Fighting With Spunk After Canal Sewage Tank Decision

Via the Environmental Protection AgencyThe Gowanus-based film and television studio Eastern Effects [http://easterneffects.com/home/] heads to City Hall
3 min read
Nov
13

‘Absolutely Disgusting’ Gravesend Bay Dredging Caught On Camera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZbq4YY_gb8&feature=youtu.be Assemblyman William Colton is outraged over raw footage
2 min read
Oct
19
Brave Activist Christopher Swain Swims The “Lavender Lake”

Brave Activist Christopher Swain Swims The “Lavender Lake”

Photo via itookthispic [https://instagram.com/p/1ytbNJK9Mz/?tagged=gowanusswimmer]The Gowanus Canal opened in 1866, hailed at the time
2 min read