Celebrating Community
The Gowanus Oversight Task Force (GOTF), charged with monitoring the city’s commitments towards the area’s 2021 rezoning, recently published a report on the status of several agreements. The commitments were created by Councilmember Brad Lander and Community Board Six as a way to soften the impact of forcibly transforming the mixed-use neighborhood from being somewhat like Red Hook into much […]
In the battle of Court Street, common arguments around the thoroughfare in its former and current conditions include double parking, traffic safety concerns, deliveries and modes of access to the corridor. We were able to obtain a copy of the survey commissioned by Mayor Adams. The survey was part of a report issued by the Deptartment of Transportation. The 81-page […]
New York environmental officials are now in their third round of testing for chemicals rising from underground to the air inside buildings, but local activists say they don’t trust the findings. Due to Gowanus’ industrial past, several volatile organic compounds have been found in its soil. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has been testing the area for […]
Getting a Valentine’s Day restaurant reservation can feel nearly as difficult as winning the affordable housing lottery in this city. Luckily, there are endless ways to treat yourself and your loved one to a fun date this weekend without even hopping on the F/G trains! Pie and Coffee Breakfast dates have been overlooked for too long. Take advantage of the […]
Last month I wrote about how this paper was starting on a new project, lets call it “going digital.” In case you have signed up for our free email-newsletters (hint hint we need more subscribers, see below), I’ve been enjoying writing between issues. It’s opened me up to consider writing something I’ve always wanted, a political column. I am probably […]
The former Citizens Gas Works on the western bank of the Gowanus Canal—one of the most polluted sites in all of New York State—is already a jumble of parcels with different owners, remediation plans, and regulatory statuses. Now, a move by the owners and developers of parcel one—the future home of Gowanus Green, a project that includes an affordable housing […]
While the lawsuit to undo the Court Street redesign is no more, businesses along the 1.3-mile stretch have remained steadfast in their opinions on the road’s new style. Not only is Edward De Freitas the owner of Empire Pest Control on Court near Third Place, but he’s also an avid cyclist. De Freitas shared that he’s a veteran of the […]
Community Board 6’s January meeting continued conversations around humanity’s never-ceasing concern: safety. “We need to make sure that we pass legislation that gives immigrant New Yorkers both legal counsel as well as stop any local or state actors participating in ICE’s actions,” said District 44 New York State Assemblymember Robert Carroll, calling those actions morally and legally “out of bounds.” […]
No one knows how many there are. They prowl the streets at night, looking for food and shelter. Some hiss, some hide, and some ask for pets. They’re black, orange, white, tabby, tuxedo-patterned. They are community cats. In New York, the outdoor animals that receive the most attention are the rats. But the streets are also the home of a […]
As the EU enters 2026, uncertainty looms on one of its flagship policies: the European Green Deal. Adopted in 2019 to tackle climate change, it was designed to make Europe climate neutral by 2050. During Commission President Von Der Leyen’s first term the Green Deal became the EU’s strategy for economic growth, an ambitious plan that gave up traditional assumptions […]
