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.
An Industrial Building, the Gowanus Station, Surprises With Terra-Cotta Flourishes
The Gowanus Station on Butler Street, now threatened with demolition, is a unique industrial building with striking terra-cotta details.
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.
At Gowanus Canal Superfund Town Hall, Residents Were Eager to Hear of Progress
In a small, crowded space at the Wyckoff Gardens Community Center in Boerum Hill Thursday night, dozens of residents waited patiently to hear what the Environmental Protection Agency had to say about the cleanup of the nearby Gowanus Canal Superfund site.
City to Seize Land for Gowanus Sewage Tanks to Keep Them Out of Beloved Park
The city has finally chosen a location for two long-debated Gowanus Canal sewage tanks, and they won't be put under the much beloved Double D Pool.
