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Aug
10
‘Getting Gowanus Right’: Bridging Gowanus Kicks Off Series Of Public Conversations

‘Getting Gowanus Right’: Bridging Gowanus Kicks Off Series Of Public Conversations

Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe next phase in the Bridging Gowanus [http://bridginggowanus.org/] community planning process kicked
4 min read
Jul
27
Developer May Snap Up Massive, Vacant, Contaminated Gowanus Property With $50M Pricetag

Developer May Snap Up Massive, Vacant, Contaminated Gowanus Property With $50M Pricetag

455-459 Smith Street. (Map via Google Earth [https://www.google.com/maps/place/459+Smith+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11231/@40.
2 min read
Jun
28
Beautiful, Blooming Dumpsters To Appear, And Gowanus Can Learn How To Weather A Storm

Beautiful, Blooming Dumpsters To Appear, And Gowanus Can Learn How To Weather A Storm

Rendering of 2000 Gallon Planted Dumpster. (Courtesy of M18)The 4th of July will feature red, white, and blue as
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Jun
20
Meet The Documentary Filmmakers Of The Raging ‘Gowanus Current’

Meet The Documentary Filmmakers Of The Raging ‘Gowanus Current’

Jamie Courville (left) and Chris Reynolds, creators of ‘Gowanus Current’. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)Sifting through the
5 min read
Jun
17
UPDATE: DOT Submits ‘Fixed Bridge’ Plan To Coast Guard; Drawbridge Option For Aging Union Street Crossing Still On Table

UPDATE: DOT Submits ‘Fixed Bridge’ Plan To Coast Guard; Drawbridge Option For Aging Union Street Crossing Still On Table

The Union Street Bridge (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)UPDATE, Monday, June 20 at 5pm: In further discussion
4 min read
May
28
‘Round Brooklyn: Escorts, Cults, The Gowanus Canal And More

‘Round Brooklyn: Escorts, Cults, The Gowanus Canal And More

(Courtesy Flickr/cisc1970)It’s Memorial Day weekend, and that means beach season has arrived right on schedule. The weather
1 min read
May
24
Weigh In! May 31 Is Public Comment Period Deadline For Location Of Gowanus Sewage Tank Proposal

Weigh In! May 31 Is Public Comment Period Deadline For Location Of Gowanus Sewage Tank Proposal

Via US Environmental Protection Agency.The public has one more week to comment on a controversial proposal to build an
2 min read
May
24
It’s Joseph Alexiou’s Gowanus Canal, We Just Swim In It

It’s Joseph Alexiou’s Gowanus Canal, We Just Swim In It

Author and journalist Joseph Alexiou. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) “It’s a little pungent today.” On a
6 min read
May
19
Gowanus Souvenir Shop, Wry Purveyors Of All Things Toxic, Are Relocating

Gowanus Souvenir Shop, Wry Purveyors Of All Things Toxic, Are Relocating

Neighbors Ute Zimmermann and Joel Beck, founders and owners of Gowanus Souvenir Shop in their original space. (Photo by Donny
3 min read
Mar
24
Photo Of The Day: A Goose In A Sluice

Photo Of The Day: A Goose In A Sluice

Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThis fine creature was holding court over the Gowanus Canal near the Union Street
1 min read