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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
Jan
03
Developer Files for Nine Story Building on Toxic Lot Across from Greenpoint Superfund Site

Developer Files for Nine Story Building on Toxic Lot Across from Greenpoint Superfund Site

The corner of Clay and Commercial Streets, where a nine-story building will go up on a lot marred by toxic
3 min read
Nov
29
Come Celebrate Ten Years Of Gowanus Canal Love & Community

Come Celebrate Ten Years Of Gowanus Canal Love & Community

Volunteers beautify the sidewalks of Gowanus, including this garden at 3rd & 3rd. (Photo via Gowanus Canal Conservancy Facebook page
4 min read
Oct
27
Queens Company Fined For Dumping Sewage Into The Gowanus Canal

Queens Company Fined For Dumping Sewage Into The Gowanus Canal

Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNERDespite the intense focus of recent years on cleaning up the Gowanus Canal, polluters still try
3 min read
Aug
23
‘Getting Gowanus Right’: BBQ, Comprometido, And Bridging Gowanus

‘Getting Gowanus Right’: BBQ, Comprometido, And Bridging Gowanus

Photo by Timothy Caldwell [https://www.flickr.com/photos/shitebot/3316691870/] This is the second in a series of articles
3 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
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
Sep
09
Gentile Calls On EPA To Make Waste Transfer Station A Superfund Site

Gentile Calls On EPA To Make Waste Transfer Station A Superfund Site

Photo submitted to Bensonhurst Bean by anonymous tipster.Councilman Vincent Gentile is joining the chorus of voices calling [/coltons-anti-waste-task-force-demands-epa-investigate-garbage-station-work-site/#.VfB4eGTBzGc]
2 min read
Jul
06

Navigate The Gowanus Canal In A Canoe With The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club

Have you ever walked across the Union Street Bridge, looked down at the Gowanus Canal and thought, I want to
4 min read
Apr
27
Gentile Suggests Making Waste Transfer Station A Superfund Site

Gentile Suggests Making Waste Transfer Station A Superfund Site

At a forum for candidates seeking the vacant 11th Congressional District seat in the May 5 special election [/important-deadlines-dates-for-the-11th-cd-special-election/] last
2 min read