Large wellness center set to open in Gowanus
Gowanus Canal to Welcome Major Wellness Center The Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, notorious for its unpleasant history, is set to transform with the addition of a significant wellness facility. Lifetime, known for establishing athletic country clubs, has secured a lease for this ambitious project at 175 Third Street in Tavros, which boasts a massive 85,000 […]
Musicians in NYC seek lab tests for Gowanus Canal fumes after landlord’s lack of response.
Musicians in Brooklyn are facing health concerns regarding harmful substances in their rehearsal space near the Gowanus Canal. After state inspectors were turned away, tenants are now hiring private companies to test for toxic steam linked to cancer. This rehearsal space, hosting groups such as Radio, Coffee, Cumbria, and the Blue Man Group for years, […]
NYC sprays ‘Christmas’ perfume near Gowanus Canal — but waste site still stinks
That stinks. The city has sprayed “Christmas” scented perfume around the Gowanus Canal, but holiday spirit alone may not be enough to counteract the stench seeping out of Brooklyn's notoriously polluted waterway. During an odor-elimination operation that began in February and ended last month, the city's Department of Environmental Protection used mist sprayers to release […]
Brooklyn school near Gowanus Canal flagged for toxic air
A special needs elementary school near Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal has become the latest nearby facility to receive an air pollution warning, according to information obtained by The Post. Records show that air and soil samples from two buildings occupied by PS 372 on Carroll Street found traces of carcinogenic vapors and other hazardous substances, […]
Famed Brooklyn church, 20 other sites by Gowanus Canal test ‘toxic’ by state
The famous church where Al Capone once got married and 20 other sites near Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal are in need of a thorough cleanup after dangerously unsafe air tests, The Washington Post has learned. The state Department of Environmental Conservation found in late April that carcinogenic vapors were leaking from contaminated soil into the […]
Gowanus residents fight 400-bed migrant shelter
Residents near the infamous Gowanus Superfund site are fighting against a 400-bed migrant shelter they say is for the benefit of asylum seekers themselves, according to a new lawsuit. are doing. Mayor Eric Adams’ administration plans to open a shelter at the corner of Third and Bond streets on the canal’s shoreline, an area the […]