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‘Sponge’ Bob unveils canal park

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A view of the proposed esplanade along the Gowanus Canal at Third Street.
By Mike McLaughlin
The Brooklyn Paper

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That’s no wasteland, that’s prime parkland, say Gowanus activists who are working to create an “environmentally conscious public park space,” around the canal.

You read that correctly.

The Gowanus Canal Conservancy wants to turn the banks of the dirty canal into “Sponge Park,” with shady trees, a public esplanade and waterfront recreating.

The park earns its name, the group says, because it will help fight the sewage problem that has made the area so repellant in the past.

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Hear how on Monday night.

The Gowanus Canal Conservancy will present its plan on Monday, April 21 at PS 58 (330 Smith St., entrance on Carroll Street), 6:30 pm. Call (718) 858-0557 for info.

©2008 The Brooklyn Paper

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