Robert Guskind, Founder of Gowanus Lounge, Dies
It is with great sadness that we bring you news of the death of Bob Guskind, the veteran journalist who founded the blog The Gowanus Lounge three years ago. Swimming in the same small pond over this time, we got to know and and appreciate Bob for the passion with which he devoted himself to…
It is with great sadness that we bring you news of the death of Bob Guskind, the veteran journalist who founded the blog The Gowanus Lounge three years ago. Swimming in the same small pond over this time, we got to know and and appreciate Bob for the passion with which he devoted himself to his subjects and his gentle-bear demeanor. While holding down a day job as a blogger for Curbed, Bob worked 16 hour days for years to publish his own blog, which was unequaled in its coverage and criticism of development and local issues in Coney Island, Gowanus, and Williamsburg. We are at a loss for words. Our thoughts are with his family today. Other tributes today are on OTBKB (from which we borrowed this photo) and New York Shitty.
Wow I loved his site. Bless Him.
Very sad news and a huge loss for Brooklyn.
Wow. This is incredibly sad news. GL was one of my favorite local blogs. My condolences to his family and friends.
How deeply sad. I never met him, but he was always so generous with his time when I emailed him or when he would follow stories on my blog. What a huge loss for our little corner of the world. There just aren’t enough people like him.
Tragic. I will miss him.
I am shocked and deeply saddened. Bob was a deeply passionate Brooklyn advocate and a quirky mensch, and was a generous soul to boot; he was also a bona-fide Fool Killer and Weasel-Slayer. He will be deeply missed.
If any tech assistance is needed by friends of Bob to preserve the content from gowanuslounge.com please feel free to ping me (scott DOT trudeau AT gmail DOT com). Would be a shame for it go dark permanently.
This is truly a great loss to our community .
Thank you Bob .
You will be remembered and missed.
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Sad news indeed. Loved the cranky local point of view. He will be missed.