Gowanus residents are frustrated that the Department of City Planning hasn't taken much of their input into account when drafting a rezoning proposal for the neighborhood. Shown: the Gowanus Canal. Eagle file photo by Paul Frangipane — Gowanus

The Gowanus Canal. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle

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Parents worry about fumes at Gowanus school

September 3 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

MORE BONE FRAGMENTS were found along the shore in Brooklyn Bridge Park on Saturday, Aug. 31. This discovery is the third time…

Affordable housing lottery open at Gowanus Canal Towers

August 29 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOTTERY OPENED for the new Gowanus Canal towers at 420 Carroll Street, according to Brownstoner.

Volunteers working on a mural. Photo by John McCarten

Groundswell hosts public paint day with Fifth Avenue Committee

August 19 | Mandie-Beth Chau

GOWANUS — Groundswell, a public art nonprofit, provides paid art opportunities to students in Brooklyn. As part of its Voices Her’d program, designed for femme-identifying individuals and women, students spent eight weeks researching and designing a mural, culminating in a public paint day. “Fifth Avenue committee has partnered with Groundswell for over 20 years on […]