Business
GOWANUS – Gowanus Souvenir Shop [https://gowanussouvenir.com] and From Here To Sunday hosted a housewarming party Saturday afternoon to welcome a new vendor into their Union Street storefront. Even Keel, maker of all-natural handcrafted bath and skincare products, officially joins the Gowanus Souvenir family. L-R: Gowanus Souvenir founder Ute Zimmermann;
Carroll Gardens
More than 50 Park Slope restaurants and watering holes will convene April 10th at the Grand Prospect Hall for the legendary food-and-drink festival A TASTE OF FIFTH [https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4095710]. The list of neighborhood hot spots participating runs the gamut from 12 new establishments (including Dram Shop,
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
Business
GOWANUS – An Ontario-based brewery will open its first stateside facility at 519-529 3rd Avenue (between 12th & 13th Streets) in Gowanus. Collective Arts Brewing [https://collectiveartsbrewing.com] has signed a 15-year lease for the 16,000-square-foot space, Commercial Observer [https://commercialobserver.com/2019/03/canadian-collective-arts-brewery-heads-to-gowanus-for-first-us-outpost/] first reported. The new brewery
Announcements
GOWANUS – ArtBuilt [http://artbuilt.org/artbuilt-mobile-studios/] and NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org/] are bringing the Studio in the Park residency program to Gowanus and are currently accepting proposals from artists. ArtBuilt brings arts and cultural programming to parks and plazas in underserved neighborhoods, transforming public spaces into creative venues.
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
Development
GOWANUS – A developer’s plan to convert the former printing plant on the corner of Butler and Nevins Streets into a hotel have changed. R.G. Dun and Company Building, 255 Butler Street at Nevins (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Sam Boymelgreen filed an application with NYC DOB [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – For the third year in a row, dozens of talented Brooklyn kids will perform—music, dance, comedy—at the Kids Rock For Kids 2019 Benefit Show [https://www.facebook.com/events/269001960666440/] to raise money for two non-profit groups. It all started with musicians David Miller and Christina Kiely
Events
GOWANUS – The first Tastes of Gowanus Food & Drink Crawl [https://www.facebook.com/events/238903373707536/] will debut next month, inviting locals to sample the array of culinary options the “industrial, artistic and historic” neighborhood has to offer. Presented by Tastes of Brooklyn [http://tastesofbrooklyn.com/], who host the annual
Events
GOWANUS – The Gowanus Landmarking Coalition [https://www.gowanuslandmarks.org/] has collaborated with the Gowanus Souvenir Shop [https://gowanussouvenir.com/collections/gowanus-souvenir-editions-1/products/gowanus-landmarks-map?mc_cid=a44cb3e997&mc_eid=5fc735b5b5] in creating a map of significant historic buildings and structures across the neighborhood. Featuring illustrations by artist Vivian Baumann, the
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – Participatory Budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/] vote week (March 30—April 7) is almost here! If you live in Council Member Brad Lander’s District 39 [https://council.nyc.gov/district-39/], be sure to check out the upcoming Project Expo (April 2) where you can learn all