Learn How Superfund Sites Impact Brooklyn's Development Future

The Gowanus Canal is notorious for being one of Brooklyn’s (and the nation’s, for that matter) most polluted sites. In the midst of a major EPA cleanup, it’s identified as both a major source of blight and a development opportunity. Brooklyn has a number of polluted sites, some of which (like the canal) are undergoing redevelopment.

Jarrett Murphy, Executive Publisher of City Limits, will moderate a panel of experts on the history, remediation efforts, and the long term impacts of projects slated for areas around some Superfund sites. Three sites will be explored — the Gowanus Canal and, on the Brooklyn-Queens border, Newtown Creek and the Wolff-Alport Chemical Plant.

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The discussion will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Brooklyn Historical Society on Tuesday, April 18. Tickets are $5 for general admission and free for BHS members. You can get more info and buy tickets to the event here.

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