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Carroll Gardens archive

Carroll Gardens–Cobble Hill

Saturday, March 22, 2008

The ‘historic’ Gowanus Canal

Gowanus: The very thing that turned the Gowanus Canal from a fresh, oyster-filled creek into an oily “Lavender Lake” may be the thing that prevents it from going back to the good old days. Comments (2).

Gowanus cleaners ready for work

Gowanus: Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer at least did one good thing before sending himself into the dustbin of history — he approved a grant to identify toxic brownfields around the Gowanus Canal just days before revelations about his sexcapades caused his downfall. Comments (1).

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