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Goats are coming to Prospect Park, Park Slope businesses are being evicted for affordable housing, an artist wants to build a bridge between Red Hook and Governors Island and more.
Gowanus. Photo by Hannah Frishberg
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Artist and designer Nancy Nowacek is on a mission to connect Red Hook to Governors Island for one day annually, via a pedestrian bridge known as Citizen Bridge. Along with a team of volunteers, Nowacek has launched a Kickstarter campaign to make the four-years-in-the-making project a reality. Check it out, below.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1490248403/citizen-bridge-a-floating-pedestrian-bridge
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