GOWANUS — “Shockingly high levels” of cancer-causing trichloroethylene (TEC) have been detected in the indoor air of homes and buildings in a vast swath of the Gowanus Canal area, environmental database firm Toxics Targeting said in a release. The firm was set to hold a joint news conference with the community organization Voice of Gowanus […]
GOWANUS — I’ll never forget the first time I saw humans on the Gowanus Canal. It was summer in early August, and I was standing on the Third Street Bridge. As the Venetian stench of the canal wafted up, my eyes lit upon a shocking sight: Canoes! In that oil-slicked water! I half-expected their little […]
GOWANUS — I’ll never forget the first time I saw humans on the Gowanus Canal. It was summer in early August, and I was standing on the Third Street Bridge. As the Venetian stench of the canal wafted up, my eyes lit upon a shocking sight: Canoes! In that oil-slicked water! “Be careful!” I yelled down at […]