Day: July 1, 2015

Gowanus Canal, Parks

City makes case for retention tank location at EPA meeting, by George Fiala

A major part of the EPA’s plan to clean up the Gowanus Canal is the prevention of future contamination. In addition to chemical toxins that have leached into the canal as a byproduct of the 19th century gas plants that abutted the canal, organic poisons from sewage overflows continue to contaminate. Overflows happen during rain events when the sewers become […]

History, Red Hook History

Red Hook History: When the Pointers & the Creekers divided Red Hook, by Connor Eugene Gaudet

During much of the 19th century, most of Red Hook east of Dwight Street was basically underwater. Even while they built up the criss-crossing grid of streets, the lots between graded roads were dominated by marshes and tidal pools. To fill it in, the owner, William Beard, leased it out to “carters,” who would pick up people’s garbage and the […]