The Gowanus rezoning will not be certified today. This development comes despite the de Blasio Administration’s last-minute attempt today to overturn the temporary restraining order (TRO) that Voice of Gowanus (VOG) won in court on Friday. After arguments, this morning by counsel for both VOG and the City, a justice of the Second Division Appellate […]
Stormwater management and relieving pressure on combined sewer overflow infrastructure are among the Department of City Planning’s new initiatives for the Gowanus Neighborhood Plan announced Thursday by Marisa Lago, the department’s director. During rainstorms, residents who live near the polluted Gowanus Canal have become accustomed to their streets, and sometimes their basements, being flooded. During […]
The Municipal Art Society and City Lore are asking people to nominate essential places in their neighborhood to the Census of Places that Matter, an encyclopedia and guidebook of places across the city. This month the two organizations are highlighting the Carroll Street Bridge across the Gowanus Canal. The bridge was built in 1889 and […]