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Migrants Face Bureaucracy That Thwarts Effort to Find Financial Independence, Leave City Shelters
Many of the migrants who have come to New York City encounter a bevy of roadblocks that make it difficult to file for asylum, work permits, and other forms of legal status.
Arts Gowanus Says Open Studios Will Go On Despite Storm Damage
After losing thousands of dollars worth of art, furniture, and art supplies due to the flood water from last week’s storm, artists with Arts Gowanus will carry on with their plans to host their annual Open Studios exhibition this month.
Did Gowanus’ Coignet Building Get a New Paint Job in Violation of Landmarks?
A thick new coat of what appears to be white paint now covers the landmarked Coignet Building, whose naked and historically significant cast stone was painstakingly restored after years of neglect.
Former Green Building Razed, Site Ready for Work on New 20-Story Apartment Building
A possibly century-old former brass foundry in Gowanus, which spanned from the canal to Bond Street and housed popular wedding venue the Green Building and restaurant Pig Beach BBQ, is no more.
EPA Boss Retires After 13 Years Overseeing Gowanus Canal Cleanup, Met ‘Crucial Milestones’
The head of the federal scrub of the infamous Gowanus Canal retired this month after 13 years on the job in Brooklyn — passing the torch to a new face who will see the project to its completion.
Interesting concept and well executed. My one niggle is no matter how much 'elevating of common things" is going on here, those cinderblock walls would still make me feel like I'm sleeping in a cell. For the rest of the house, some natural fabrics could go a long way make the hard surfaces feel a little more homey.
Architect Transforms Gowanus Parking Garage Into Garden-Topped Modernist ParadiseDoes this mean they didn't have to do any basement/foundation work? The extension seems to be at ground level.
The Insider: A Gowanus Wood-Frame House Doubles in Size, DiscreetlyOver 300 seats are going to be added to PS 32 but that won't be completed until 2019. If I were a parent of young parents I would be worrying about middle school seats.
Applications Open for Affordable Units at Controversial Lightstone DevelopmentIt takes some serious nerve to kayak in that fetid dead-end body of filth.
Affordable Housing Lottery Info for Lightstone’s Gowanus Development Coming Wednesday