10 Historical Buildings in Gowanus at Risk Without Landmark Status
Discover 10 historic buildings showcased by The Gowanus Landmarking Coalition on its new website calling for landmarking of historic Gowanus industrial sites.
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Gowanus Lowlands Visionary Plan Released to Transform Neighborhood into Thriving Ecosystem and Community Space
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy and SCAPE landscape architecture unveiled its visionary plan for Gowanus: Gowanus Lowlands: A Blueprint for NYC’s Next Great Park.
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Gowanus Batcave To Be Transformed into Artist & Manufacturing Space, The Powerhouse Workshop
The Powerhouse Environmental Arts Foundation will begin the transformation of the Gowanus Batcave into Powerhouse Workshop, an artist and manufacturing space.
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The Top 10 Secrets of Newtown Creek in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Newtown Creek, the lesser known cousin of the Gowanus Canal, is one of the most polluted waterways in the U.S. Here is a list of its most interesting secrets.
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A Taxidermy Kitten Wedding at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Gowanus, Brooklyn
If you haven’t yet visited the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Gowanus, Brooklyn yet, the exhibit “Walter Pottery’s Kitten Taxidermy Wedding” may just be the ticket.
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Gowanus Underworld: An Evocative Exhibition About the Lives of Those Who Lived on the Canal
Gowanus Underworld is an evocative art exhibition at Trestle Projects that uses artifacts and monologues to display the dramas of everyday life on the canal.
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Proposal Aims to Clean Gowanus Canal by Bringing Creeks to the Streets
Street Creeks, a strategy to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and manage stormwater runoff in urban runways like the Gowanus Canal by Atema Arhitecture
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Tickets Left for Early Access Tour to The Hills on Governors Island this Friday
Do you have Summer Fridays? Or you love getting into places before everyone else can? This Friday, we’ll be visiting The Hills, the new park on Governors Island
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Secrets of the Gowanus Canal Walking Tour
This summer on June 25 and July 31 we’ll be hosting a tour of the Secrets of the Gowanus Canal led by Joseph Alexiou, author of Gowanus: Broolyn’s Curious Canal
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Ancient Revolutionary Era Porte Road Visible Temporarily in Gowanus/Park Slope
In 1776, American soldiers retreated from the Battle of Brooklyn down the Porte Road to Gowanus swamp. Today, a portion of that is visible due to construction.
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The Top 12 Historical Secrets of the Gowanus Canal
More than just a superfund site, Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal has many historical secrets, as seen in the book Gowanus: Brooklyn’s Curious Canal by Joseph Alexiou.
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