Day: July 11, 2024

News

Gowanus Oversight group focuses on Wyckoff Gardens and the Gowanus Houses, by Oscar Fock

The Gowanus Oversight Task Force met for its second quarterly meeting of the year on Thursday evening, June 27. This time around, the public meeting tackled the issues of “community resources” and “streets and safety.” This task force took life as a condition of the Gowanus rezoning, which allowed for the building of high rise residential buildings in the formerly […]

Cobble Hill, Environment, News

Temporary concrete facility raises concerns on Columbia Street, by Oscar Fock

A concrete recycling plant opened up along the Columbia Street waterfront earlier this year, raising concerns among some residents in the neighborhood and nearby Cobble Hill. The plant, located by the intersection of Columbia and Kane Streets, is only there temporarily, however. It was moved there in February to accommodate the city’s plans to develop offshore wind. Just next door […]