A new hi-fi record bar, sound room and vegan café is opening at 223 Butler St. this week in Gowanus, with the owners planning to shatter stereotypes about what defines a traditional music venue. Public Records aims for a more holistic approach in contrast to the exclusivity and substance-infused nightlife ubiquitous in northern Brooklyn and […]
Preservation advocates are crying foul about the demolition of a Red Hook waterfront industrial property that was damaged last year by a fire — a fire the FDNY said was “deliberately set.” The Gowanus Landmarking Coalition sent reporters an alert on March 9 about a construction crew that was installing demolition scaffolding at the S.W. […]
Gowanus residents who participated in a city effort to steer neighborhood rezoning told the Department of City Planning Thursday night that they feel betrayed by the draft proposal the agency ultimately released, claiming that officials left much of the community’s input on the table. “I don’t feel that this representation that was presented this evening, […]