environment
GOWANUS/RED HOOK – Bring the kids to Thomas Greene Park this weekend and create art for the upcoming Global Youth Climate Strike taking place on Friday, September 20. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/1179764178876173/]Gan Golan [https://queensmuseum.org/2019/05/artbuilt-studio-in-the-park-announces-selected-2019-artists-in-residence] —ArtBuilt’s artist in residence who
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.
community
GOWANUS – The Urban Land Institute New York (ULI NY) [https://newyork.uli.org/] released a report [https://goo.gl/WM1rhL] on Monday outlining recommendations on how new developments, that will be built as part of the rezoning of Gowanus, will be able to help mitigate the urban heat island (UHI)
Nonsponsored
Via US Environmental Protection Agency.The public has one more week to comment on a controversial proposal to build an underground sewage tank near the Gowanus Canal. “The deal, when finalized, will end years of sparring between the city and EPA over the location of two underground sewage tanks that
gowanus grind
Photo via Friends of Thomas Greene Park [https://www.facebook.com/233608203328665/photos/pb.233608203328665.-2207520000.1429211924./717469171609230/?type=3&theater] As the weather warms up, we’re all ready to break out from hibernation, and if you’re looking for some events to get you out of the