Observer Observer Logo

Gowanus Canal

  • Business
  • Finance
  • Tech
  • Media
  • Lifestyle
  • Arts
  • Entertainment
Newsletters
  • Entertainment
    • What to Watch
    • Books
    • Reviews
    • Movies
    • TV
    • Theater
    • Music
  • Arts
    • Visual Art
  • Business
    • Management
    • Media
    • Technology
    • Space
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
    • Travel
    • Beauty
  • About
    • Masthead
    • Editorial Ethics and Guidelines
    • Advertise With Us
    • Observer Advertising Guidelines
Events Newsletters

Gowanus Canal

Pharrell will kick off his residency with a career retrospective event next Monday, moderate by NYU professor and NPR Music head (Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Pharrell Coming to NYU, Dollar Vans and More

The 'Happy' singer and producer has been named artist in residence at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
By Stephanie Grella
Christopher Swain swims the Gowanus Canal for Earth Day (Photo: the Observer/Aisling Brennan)

Madcap Swimmer Takes on Gowanus Canal, Again

The environmental advocate will return to the filthy waters of the Gowanus Canal this Saturday.
By Lisa Brown
Christopher Swain swims the Gowanus Canal for Earth Day (Photo: the Observer/Aisling Brennan)

Man Who Tried to Swim Gowanus Canal Vows He’ll Do It Again

Christopher Swain swims the Gowanus Canal to bring awareness to the increase in pollution for Earth Day.
By Aisling Brennan
Steven Hirsch, Aphrodite

Brooklyn Photographer Captures the Gowanus Canal in All Its Toxic Glory

By Brianna McGurran

Dark & Stormy: The Gowanus Gets Its Very Own Scuba Diver

By Kelly Weill
Joanna Hershon (Joanna Hershon)

Marshmallows or Fish Tacos: Artsy Pair Trades Carroll Gardens Townhouse for Destinations Unknown

By Chris Pomorski
The Gowanus Canal. (Getty)

Yeah, Buoy! Watch the Toxic Avengers Try Not to Get Gonorrhea at This Weekend’s Gowanus Challenge

By Rebecca Hiscott

Photos of the Gowanus Canal Flooding in Brooklyn

By Hunter Walker
Mayor Bloomberg at his press conference this evening.

City Hall on Gowanus Flooding: ‘We’ll Clean It Up Like Everything Else’

By Hunter Walker
Water at the base of the Carroll Street Bridge as seen from the bridge on Union Street.

Photos: One of America’s ‘Most Extensively Contaminated Water Bodies’ Is Flooding

By Hunter Walker

Superfund Solutions: Gowanus Lighthouse Development Will Be Rental, Not Condo

By Matt Chaban
Back from the toxic dead.

A Lighthouse on the Gowanus: New Developer Taking Over Toll’s Abandoned Superfund Site

By Michele Narov
The beginning of the end?

Will Whole Foods Be As Bad for Brooklyn as Ikea—or Worse? [Video]

By Kim Velsey
Eat it! (Whole Foods)

Half of Brooklyn Cheers, Half Weeps as Whole Foods Is Approved on Gowanus Canal

By Matt Chaban
Artless? (Whole Foods)

Gowanus Little Guys Fear Whole Foods Sludge Will Ruin Artsy Neighborhood

By Michael Ewing

Gowanus Canal Grosser Than We Thought

By Matt Chaban

Whole Prudes: Why Is High-End Retail So Scarce in Park Slope?

By Zeke Turner

Superyum! Brooklyn Getting First Whole Foods at Once Dirty Gowanus Canal Site

By Matt Chaban

‘Hallelujah’ for Gowanus Canal, Superfund Site

By Joseph Alexiou

Gowanus Canal Goes Superfund, a Blow to Bloomberg

By Eliot Brown

The Jane Jacobs of Gowanus

By Joseph Alexiou

In Gowanus, City Wants 3,200 New Neighbors for Charming Canal

By Eliot Brown

Steve Ross Can't Catch a Break; Hudson Companies Wins Gowanus Project!

By Eliot Brown

Not In Our Back Canal! Residents Hear Out Toll Brothers on Gowanus Project

By Lysandra Ohrstrom
More
  • Contact
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Editorial Ethics
  • Sitemap
  • Newsletters
  • RSS Feeds
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Cookie Settings
  • Do not sell my data
Powered by WordPress VIP

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page