New Construction Timeline Slips Completion of Gowanus Tank and Head House Project to 2032
City environmental execs are now estimating that construction of a massive tank and filtration facility designed to help keep the noxious Gowanus Canal clean after its federal scrub won’t be completed until the end of 2032, according to government emails and letters obtained by Brooklyn Paper.
Gowanus Canal Cleanup May Be Delayed Yet Again Over City Revenue Shortfall
City environmental officials are reportedly looking to delay a crucial part of the multi-million dollar cleanup of the Gowanus Canal by up to 18 months.
EPA Declares City Must Reuse Original Gowanus Station Bricks in New Build
The city's cost-cutting plan won't go into effect after federal and state officials stepped in, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
Giant Underground Tunnel Could Replace Sewage-Gobbling Tanks in Gowanus Canal
The Department of Environmental Protection's proposal could be cheaper, store more sewage, and also spare the historic Gowanus Station from demolition.
City’s Latest Proposal for Public Space in Gowanus Canal Cleanup Meets With Conflicting Responses
The proposal includes green space, walkways, sitting areas and a new building to replace the historic Gowanus Station.
Locals Question $1.2 Billion Cost of Gowanus Canal Tank Project, Say Gowanus Station Can Be Saved
At a community meeting Thursday the Department of Environmental Protection will present their proposed design for a public park and a controversial storage tank at the head of the Gowanus Canal.
City Council Greenlights Demolition of Historic Gowanus Station Despite Locals’ Vigil to Save It
A small crowd gathered in front of the Beaux-Arts brick industrial building on Butler Street to save the building before it is taken in eminent domain by the city.
Why Did the EPA’s Gowanus Canal Pilot Dredging Program Damage a Building?
The first steps of the Gowanus cleanup have not gone according to plan.
LPC Nixes Plan to Landmark Historic Gowanus Station, Threatened With Demo by Cleanup
The LPC has rejected pleas from Gowanus residents to landmark the Gowanus Station, a Beaux-Arts brick industrial building at the center of the controversy over the cleaning up and developing of Gowanus.
Gowanus Residents Question the Most Polarizing Issue of the Canal Cleanup
If there is one issue around the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal on which residents cannot agree, it is the location of the combined sewage overflow tanks.
