No one is injured or run down, which is a good thing.

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Oh, Gowanus Whole Foods. So many people had high hopes of grilled free range chicken pick ups and so many others hoped that you never dug a toxic whole into the parcel of toxic muck that your corporate real estate people saw fit to buy. Most recently, Brownstoner reported that an unnamed source “close” to […]

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[Photo courtesy of Shield/GL Flickr Pool] This image comes from Shield, who’s been posting great Brooklyn pics for a long time and started blogging about our beloved Gowanus around the same time we did in 2006. This image was taken through the viewfinder of an old Kodak Duaflex camera.

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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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[All photos for GL courtesy of E.C. Stephens] Gowanus has another eatery to add to its growing repertoire. Dawg Shack on Union Street and 3rd Street has set up shop on this quiet corner for over a month now. Serving the neighborhood’s frankfurter needs, it also provides cheap eats like burgers, sandwiches, breakfast and anything […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Max Casey] We’re not sure what gets our juices flowing more about this sign: the message itself (which has an odd tone and the obligatory threat) or the scrawled response “I got away.” We’re rather partial to both. It comes from a development on Fourth Avenue about which we’ve written […]

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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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If you’re into pitching in to help the Obama campaign during these critical next few weeks, here’s a chance to do so in Gowanus. There’s a party and silent auction to benefit Barack Obama on Friday (10/17) at The Bell House, which is located at 149 7th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. The doors […]

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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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[Photo courtesy of 52510thstreet/GL Flickr Pool] Here’s one from the GL Flickr Pool from a new contributor of a scene that is familiar to anyone that’s ever waited for a train at the lovely and special Smith-9th Street station on the F and G Lines. It gives us that warm and fuzzy Gowanus feeling.

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Anyone that drives on Fourth Avenue or rides in a cab or car service vehicle down it knows that it’s a scary street. (As do pedestrians, of course.) On of the most awful parts of the Fourth Avenue Experience (other than the hideous architecture of some of the new buildings and the wretched planning decisions […]

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Prices are coming down at Satori in Gowanus, the building we used to call the Bunker. “Let’s take Unit A-3B, the top priced 2BR originally listed at $925,000. It’s taken a $100,000 hit. On the other hand, the mid-range 1BR Unit C-4B originally out there for $560,000 has only been trimmed to $530,000. It’s a […]

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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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[Photo courtesy of ethersong/GL Flickr Pool] The photographer calls this shot taken outside the alway picturesque entrance to the Smith-9th Street subway station, “Reunion Tour,” which we think works quite nicely, thank you. Maybe they were waiting for the Ikea shuttle?

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Given the renderings of this building designed by Robert Scarano (we personally wouldn’t place it on the list of his best), we’re not sure we’re anxious to see the black shroud of netting come off of this building on Fourth Avenue so that the real thing can emerge. Yet, work on this structure, which will […]

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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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They may be trying to call it Brooklyn’s “New Park Avenue,” but Fourth Avenue may be proof of the old adage that it’s very hard to get a tiger to change its stripes. This is the Golden Touch Car Wash, a brave survivor in a Brooklyn that is losing gas stations and car washes left […]

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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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[Photo courtesy of ethersong/GL Flickr Pool] Here’s another beautiful black and white shot for this Tuesday morning. This one comes from Gowanus where, you know, parking is available.

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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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Are you a member of our rocking Gowanus Lounge Photo Pool? If not, we do hope you’ll join so that we can feature your pics here. So, get in the pool. We’ll both be glad you did. [Photo courtesy of ethersong/GL Flickr Pool] This is VIP parking in the Greater Gowanus Metroplex. We have to […]

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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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“I was walking to my apartment tonight from the Union St- R train stop to my apt on 4th and Garfield. All of a sudden a golden retriever comes bolting down Carroll Street and runs straight across 4th Ave. Hopefully dog and master were reunited, and that the dog survived any other trips across busy […]

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A lot of people will experience a lot of emotions today from abject grief to raging anger and everything in between. It is hard to believe that it has been seven years and like everyone else reading these words, we remember exactly where we were and what we thought when we heard and saw on […]

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[Photo courtesy of vaduzuvunt/GL Flickr Pool] Looks like someone has been up on the Culver Viaduct at the Smith-9th Street station tagging up a message. Our Flickr Pool photographer Vaduzuvunt calls this pic “Votin’ time approachin’.”

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