Toxic Gowanus Canal to get more signs reminding you not to fish or swim in it
BOROUGHWIDE — A cohort of city, state and federal agencies are putting up a new set of signs along the Gowanus Canal that state the obvious: Do not fish, crab or swim in the toxic waterway.
From PCBs to STDs, the 1.8-mile federal Superfund site is home to many gross things. At one point, it was nicknamed Lavender Lake for its Pepto-Bismol-like coloring.
But despite its reputation as “one of the nation’s most extensively contaminated water bodies,” according to the Environmental Protection Agency, people still do fish in the waterway — and who can forget about that one guy who swam in it?DAILY TOP BROOKLYN NEWSNews for those who live, work and play in Brooklyn and beyond