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Gowanus

May 13, 2013

City's Gowanus Canal Cleanup Project Will Be Done by End of 2013

A city project to help clean up the Gowanus Canal will wrap up by the end of the year.

Gowanus

April 25, 2013

Gowanus Bar Offers Outdoor Movies This Summer

Lavender Lake will be screening films on Tuesday and Wednesday nights throughout the summer.

Coney Island

April 23, 2013

Dolphin Washes Ashore in Coney Island Creek

Authorities are investigating a dead dolphin that washed shore in a creek off Shell Road.

Gowanus

April 16, 2013

Locals Rally to Save Swimming Pool Threatened by Canal Cleanup

The EPA proposal for cleaning up the Gowanus Canal could close the "Double D" pool, locals worry.

Gowanus

April 02, 2013

Boat Race Slated for Heavily Polluted Gowanus Canal

The 2.5-mile Gowanus Challenge is open to canoes and other human-powered watercraft.

Gowanus

March 25, 2013

Carroll Street Bridge Over Gowanus Canal Closing to Traffic

The bridge will close to all traffic starting April 1, Community Board 6 announced.

Gowanus

March 20, 2013

Gowanus Whole Foods Construction Halted After Three Workers Fell

Three men fell about 25 or 30 feet from a steel frame at the site, on Third Avenue and Third Street.

Carroll Gardens

March 20, 2013

700-Unit Residential Development Approved Along Gowanus Canal

The City Planning Commission approved the controversial Lightstone project this week.

Gowanus

February 12, 2013

EPA Wants More Public Input on Gowanus Canal Cleanup

The EPA has extended the timeline for public comment on the proposed Gowanus Canal cleanup unti April.

Gowanus

January 28, 2013

Gowanus Toxins Probably Didn't Kill Dolphin, Officials Say

Preliminary results from a necropsy suggest that the dolphin was old, underfed and chronically ill.

Gowanus

January 25, 2013

Dolphin Dies After Swimming Into Gowanus Canal

The bleeding dolphin was seen swimming in the Gowanus Friday afternoon.

Gowanus

January 24, 2013

Public Gets First Look at EPA's $500 Million Gowanus Canal Cleanup Plan

The cleanup of the polluted canal is expected to cost about a half billon dollars and take until 2022.

Gowanus

January 10, 2013

Luxury Residential Developer Buys Gowanus Warehouse for $14 Million

Property Markets Group bought the Nevins Street building in December and plans to rent it out.

Gowanus

December 11, 2012

Rescue Crews Pull Woman Out of Gowanus Canal

The woman was sent to Methodist Hospital. Her condition was not immediately known.

Gowanus

December 05, 2012

Scrap Metal Company Fined for Polluting Gowanus Canal

Benson Scrap Metal routinely let metal fall into the polluted Gowanus Canal, authorities said.