community
GOWANUS – A man was stabbed on the G train at the Smith-9th Street Subway Station this afternoon after intervening in a fight. According to cops, after a fight broke out inside the G train at around 3:55 p.m., a 48-year-old man intervened and ended up getting stabbed once
Development
GOWANUS – The auditorium of P.S. 133 was packed Thursday evening with locals eager to see NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page]‘s (DCP) presentation of the Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal. Via NYC Department of City Planning presentation of the Gowanus
community
GOWANUS – The EPA team members working on the Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup [https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0206222] returned to the Gowanus CAG Tuesday evening for the first time since being furloughed during the federal government shutdown. Gowanus Canal seen from the 9th Street Bridge (Photo:
Business
GOWANUS – A new music venue/bar/café will open next month at the historic ASPCA headquarters building at 233 Butler Street. 233 Butler Street (Photo courtesy of Public Records)Public Records [https://publicrecords.nyc/?fbclid=IwAR2SpwzpkbEAwMWkb7adYzDeYat3khWdXtO9w_UczTD8mQgXE43IEfimXfA] will feature an all-day vegan café and magazine shop as well as two
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 – An activist group hijacked the NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page]‘s (DCP) Gowanus Draft Rezoning Proposal [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] open house Wednesday night, staging their own meeting at the event held inside the
camps
An action-packed, classic day-camp experience in four locations throughout the city (UWS, Inwood, Riverdale, and Park Slope), Kids in the Game Camps emphasize enrichment through movement and play. Courtesy of Kids In the GameWith programming from 9 AM-4 PM (with optional 8 AM early care at no extra cost and
Borough Park
Reyhan Mehran of Carroll Gardens holds her sign. By Megan McGibney/BklynerBORO PARK – Tuesday evening saw nearly 80 parents, charter school advocates and alumni from District 15 gather at PS 131’s auditorium for its Community Education Council’s monthly calendar meeting. While there were two points on the agenda,
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
community
GOWANUS – The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group [https://gowanuscag.org]’s (CAG) monthly meeting took place as scheduled Tuesday (January 22) despite the ongoing federal government shutdown prohibiting furloughed EPA [https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0206222] team members from attending. Via Gowanus Canal CSO Facilities Tunnel
environment
GOWANUS – The NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) is going ahead with plans to present its proposed tunnel project [/dep-proposes-tunnel-as-alternative-to-cso-tanks-for-gowanus-superfund/] to the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group [https://gowanuscag.org/?fbclid=IwAR3ygs0FtKd8YPc3XUYdfjIfVXTeGww8ebP-1jKnERJ6N54uBRFa-8TJRg0] (CAG) on Tuesday, January 22nd. Dredging equipment at
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/