There was a meeting last week about the future and plans for the horrendously polluted Public Place in Gowanus that is the future location of the planned Gowanus Green development. One of the headlines is that a big warehouse that currently occupies part of the site is being demolished this month. The site was once […]

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[Photo courtesy of June Carter Cash Peep/GL Flickr Pool] This may be the coolest pic of our favorite bridge in NYC–the Carroll Street Bridge–we’ve ever seen.

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[Photo courtesy of PMFA] The Land Use Committee of Community Board Six voted overwhelmingly in favor of the zoning changes requested by Toll Brothers to build their big condo project on the shores of the Gowanus Canal. Only one committee member voted “no.” The firm has spent more than $375,000 lobbying for the zoning change […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of E.C. Stephens] We are so used to seeing vile things in the Gowanus. Turds. Coney Island Whitefish. The heads of dead fish. Floating islands of runny crap. So, it is with pleasure that we bring you something more seasonal and uplifting, pumpkins and seeds in the Big G as photographed […]

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[Photo courtesy of galvarez51/GL Flickr Pool] The Carroll Street Bridge is one of our favorite places in all of New York City. It takes us back to a different time and as long as the Big G isn’t having a funky day, it’s a cool place. GL Flickr Pool contributor galvarez51 managed to capture it […]

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[Photos for GL courtesy of F. Jasmin Adams] We’ve long heard stories of people fishing in the Gowanus Canal and we know there are fish in the damned thing. We had one story last November. Just last week someone emailed us to say they’d seen someone fishing off the Carroll Street Bridge but that they […]

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[Photo courtesy of ethersong/GL Flickr Pool] This is the fairly repulsive state in which the Gowanus Canal is sometimes found. It comes from GL Flickr Pool contributor ethersong and the black and white treatment makes it even more special.

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[Photos for GL courtesy of E.C. Stephens] It was Gowanus Harvest Festival weekend and while the words “Gowanus” and “Harvest” really don’t seem like they belong in the same sentence or, even, the same paragraph, it was all in good fun and the event at the Yard, which is on the shores of the Gowanus […]

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This is a presentation about the big Toll Brothers development proposed for the shore of the Gowanus Canal that would require a special zoning change. The Powerpoint was created by architects Chris McVoy and John Hatheway. It’s a little hard to follow the written portions, but the visuals are quite fascinating for anyone interested in […]

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Yes, October. Time for the fall bounty and harvest festivals. This one is taking place at The Yard in Gowanus on Saturday, October 11 and it’s the Second Annual Gowanus Harvest Festival. Here’s a bit from an email: Brooklyn! Fall! Brews! Bounty! Yes, its that time of year again. The Yard is once again hosting […]

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The Gowanus Canal Conservancy has a new deputy director. She is Lauren Elvers Collins of Windsor Terrace and an active member in both communities. Among the group’s ideas is that for Sponge Park. Ms. Elvers Collins has been working with group on public affairs and other efforts. Per an email from the Conservancy: Collins will […]

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Now that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement has been accepted for the big Toll Brothers proposal for rezoning a parcel of Gowanus land they own for a very large residential development, the issue is going to Community Board 6. On Thursday, September 25, the board’s Land Use Committee will be having hearing on the project […]

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We have noted the oysters that are cultivated in the Gowanus Canal and studied in the past. There’s even a Gowanus Community Oyster Garden Stewards group that was keeping a blog for a while. Here’s an excerpt of a new story on scienceline that includes our Gowanus oysters: It’s even stranger when you consider that […]

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If you haven’t seen Lavender Lake, the documentary about the Gowanus Canal, there’s an opportunity coming up on Sunday at the Gowanus Studio Space. Here are the details: This Sunday, September 14th, as gossip flies about the Gowanus Canal’s development, retail, and dredging, The Gowanus Studio Space sheds light on this watershed with a screening […]

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The Gowanus Dredgers are going to be having their annual party in Gowanus in a couple of weeks. Here’s word from them: Celebrate the rebirth of Gowanus with a block party at the shoreline. Live music, All-u-can-eat BBQ from PJ Hanleys, Canoe tours, Kids’ entertainment, raffles with prizes from local shops & restaurants. Suggested donation […]

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This is a rendering from the massive Draft Environmental Impact Statement that has been done for the proposed Toll Brothers development in Gowanus, which has generated its share of community opposition. The massive document clocks in with 26 sections and runs hundreds of pages, covering some of the possible impacts the big project would have […]

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Have you jumped in the pool and joined our big and growing GL Flickr Pool? If not, we hope you take the plunge because we’d love to see your photos and post them here. You can join the pool here or simply tag your pics “gowanuslounge.” [Photo courtesy of rembklyn/GL Flickr Pool] Here’s a view […]

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[Photo courtesy of rembklyn/GL Flickr Pool] Here is the Gowanus Canal reflecting some of its tagged up surroundings in another gorgeous shot submitted to our GL Flickr Pool by rembklyn.

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Are you a member of our rocking Gowanus Lounge Flickr Pool? More than 120 local photographers are and they’ve contributed more than 1,800 photos since Spring. We’d love to see your work and to be able to feature it here. Please join the GL Flickr Pool and/or tag your pics “gowanuslounge.” Also, we do take […]

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[Photo courtesy of Incandenza/GL Flickr Pool] This is some flower action alongside the Gowanus Canal at the Union Street Bridge courtesy of Incandenza and our GL Flickr Pool.

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[Photo courtesy of sabeth718/GL Flickr Pool] Yes, it’s the Gowanus Canal. These are some of the pilings near the one of the bridges over our favorite b body of water in Brooklyn.

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Francis Morrone takes a look at Gowanus in today’s Sun and offers up a taste local history and some thoughts about its past, present and future. He notes the neighborhood’s industrial history, quoting Lewis Mumford’s description from the 1950s of “grimy factories and warehouses and gas tanks” and “empty lots and industrial rubble” — evoking […]

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Here’s a notice that’s been posted in a building at Fourth and Bond in Gowanus that was passed along by a GL reader, who writes: “A friend in the bldg on 4th and Bond sent me this.” Yes, Gowanus is a bit different than other neighborhoods.

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Next week you can have the chance to take a canal ride on the Gowanus and learn about the Battle of Brooklyn. “On Thursday evening August 21 at 6:00 PM at 2nd Street and the Gowanus Canal the Dredgers provide free canoeing on the canal. [Vincent Favorito] will give a talk on the Revolution. The […]

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Hey, it’s “Get on the Water Month” with four days of free canoeing on the Gowanus and four days of free kayaking in Red Hook, among other things. Here are some highlights of an email from the Gowanus Dredgers: AUGUST 15, Friday 6:00pm-8:00pm. Red Hook Discovery Tour and Shoreline Cleaning. Enjoy a canoe or kayak […]

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