Category Archives: Developments

Ennis Playground Reconstruction Update

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Participatory Budgeting 2016

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Public Hearing About Pre-K Facility

2015-12-01 Public Hearing Notice 201 9th Street

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National Grid Gowanus Superfund Resource Page

National Grid is committed to a sound environmental policy. To protecting and enhancing the environment. To reducing pollution and waste. To stringent performance monitoring. To research and innovation. Environmental considerations are integrated into our business decisions and everyday operations. Find more information here

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Gowanus Greenscape Community Planning

Dear Neighbor, The Gowanus Canal Conservancy and Gowanus Alliance invite you to participate in an interactive neighborhood forum about parks and open space in Gowanus. This meeting is part of the broader Gowanus Greenscape community planning process, which will engage residents, businesses and other stakeholders in a discussion about open space in Gowanus, with an […]

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GOWANUS IBID Meeting May 21

Calling all industrial and manufacturing businesses in Gowanus: Come learn more about an industrial business improvement district (IBID) and what it would mean for Gowanus. We will be joined by a guest speaker: Kris Goddard, Executive Director of the BID Program at Small Business Services. Drinks and snacks will be served. When: May 21st Street, […]

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Gowanus Canal Needs Bike and Pedestrian Bridge

by Leslie Albrecht DNA Info GOWANUS — They want a bridge over troubled waters. Business advocacy group Gowanus Alliance is floating the idea of building a bike and pedestrian-only bridge over the Gowanus Canal at Fifth Street. President Paul Basile says a car-free crossing for cyclists and walkers would be an asset in fast-changing Gowanus, […]

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What do you want in our neighborhood?

Dear Friends, We hope you’ll join us in taking part in a unique opportunity in our community, participatory budgeting, which puts budget decisions about important neighborhood projects directly in the hands of the people those decisions will impact most – us. Participatory budgeting is our chance to get our community’s needs addressed. There are many great projects […]

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Let’s Build Something Together. How about a Community?

We were just informed that Lowe’s on 2nd Avenue agreed to provide FREE parking space for official DOCCS vehicles in order to minimize existing shortage of parking for local businesses. Details to this agreement will shortly be released via Gowanus United newsletter.  

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We need jobs!

“There’s an old saying popular with skeptics of government initiatives: The best social program is a job. But these days, too many jobs don’t pay enough to make ends meet in New York City, where housing costs have risen three times as fast as median income during the past 15 years.” “Manufacturing in the city […]

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