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Aug
20
Shelter For Adult Families Coming To Gowanus This Fall

Shelter For Adult Families Coming To Gowanus This Fall

Gowanus Adult Family Shelter will open at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 6th Street in Fall of 2019 in
3 min read
Aug
12
Michelle Zassenhaus: Images Of Gowanus

Michelle Zassenhaus: Images Of Gowanus

Michele herself in her studio by Matt Carr, photo courtesy of Michelle ZassenhausGOWANUS – When I first saw Brooklyn photographer Michelle
3 min read
Aug
09
Battle Week 2019: 243 Years Since The Battle Of Brooklyn

Battle Week 2019: 243 Years Since The Battle Of Brooklyn

PARK SLOPE – The Old Stone House [https://theoldstonehouse.org/] will commemorate the 243rd anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn and
4 min read
Aug
08
Openings and Closings: Lots of New Sweets and Hard Goodbyes

Openings and Closings: Lots of New Sweets and Hard Goodbyes

Welcome back to Openings and Closings. This week brings lots of sweet treats, including two new bakeries and a new
6 min read
Aug
08
DOT To Complete 4th Ave Bike Lane In Sunset Park This Year

DOT To Complete 4th Ave Bike Lane In Sunset Park This Year

SUNSET PARK – Following a spate of bicycle-related fatalities this year, including the July 29th death of 30-year-old Em Samolewicz [/cyclist-killed-sunset-park-18/
3 min read
Aug
07
Concerns in Red Hook and Gowanus Could Slow Down Brooklyn School Rezoning Plans

Concerns in Red Hook and Gowanus Could Slow Down Brooklyn School Rezoning Plans

Tevina Willis, lead community organizer for the nonprofit Red Hook Initiative, listened to officials explain rezoning plans for District 15
4 min read
Aug
02
Two Trees Wants More Density In Gowanus In Exchange For A School

Two Trees Wants More Density In Gowanus In Exchange For A School

GOWANUS – Two Trees [https://www.twotreesny.com] is asking the city to create an incentive granting more density for projects
3 min read
Jul
31
A Brief History Of The Bridges Over The Gowanus Canal

A Brief History Of The Bridges Over The Gowanus Canal

GOWANUS – The Gowanus Canal is an anomaly. The new buildings and hip restaurants rising alongside it strike a stark contrast
4 min read
Jul
25
How Businesses Impacted By Monday’s Flooding Can Find Assistance

How Businesses Impacted By Monday’s Flooding Can Find Assistance

GOWANUS – After Monday’s downpour [/heavy-rain-floods-4th-avenue-businesses-monday-night/] flooded the basement of Colony [https://www.colony274.com] at 274 4th Avenue, business
3 min read
Jul
25
Twelve Brooklyn Spots Included on Eater’s Essential 38 Restaurant List

Twelve Brooklyn Spots Included on Eater’s Essential 38 Restaurant List

Eater’s quarterly list [https://ny.eater.com/maps/best-new-york-restaurants-38-map] included 12 Brooklyn spots this summer among 38 best across
2 min read