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Politics

Murals across Brooklyn and Manhattan encourage New Yorkers to vote in April primary

By Isabel Song Beer

Gary Francis looking at Gowanus Canal

Environment

Frustrated by lack of water quality data, citizen scientist Gary Francis monitors the Gowanus Canal himself

By Oscar Fock

people at migrant shelter meeting in gowanus

Housing

Crowd packs Gowanus church for rowdy meeting over migrant shelter

By Anna Bradley-Smith

Arts Gowanus announces open art call for second annual pride exhibition.

Arts & Entertainment

A show of pride! Arts Gowanus seeking queer creators for annual pride exhibition

By Isabel Song Beer

NY: Gov. Hochul attends groundbreaking in Gowanus

Development

Governor announces 18 Gowanus housing developments with 5,300 units at Nevins Street groundbreaking

By Gabriele Holtermann

hand holding GLOWanus Lantern over Gowanus Canal

Cleaning Our Waterways

Gowanus locals mix technology and design to cut back on flooding with the GLOwanus Lantern

By Ximena Del Cerro

person climbing at bouldering project brooklyn

Sports

Transformed Bouldering Project Brooklyn reopens in Gowanus with new climbing walls, yoga classes, and even co-working space

By Kirstyn Brendlen

gowanus brewery shelter site

Housing

Former Gowanus brewery, Clinton Hill warehouse slated to become migrant shelters

By Anna Bradley-Smith and Cate Corcoran

firefighters in gowanus

Firefighters battle three-alarm blaze in Gowanus

By Lloyd Mitchell & Dean Moses

the other art fair

Arts & Entertainment

The Other Art Fair, a ‘homecoming for artists,’ returns to Brooklyn

By Ximena Del Cerro

damage from the storm at arts gowanus

Gowanus

Forging ahead: Arts Gowanus moves forward with Open Studios despite devastating flood damage

By Ximena Del Cerro

exterior of mirror tea & sake house

Business

For Gowanus’ sake: Mirror Tea & Sake house struggling to stay afloat

By Melissa Fishman

governor kathy hochul at affordable housing announcement

Housing

Hochul announces financial incentive for Gowanus affordable housing developers in lieu of 421-a

By Isabel Song Beer

man christos tsiamis standing next to gowanus canal

Environment

EPA honcho retires after over a decade overseeing Gowanus Canal Superfund scrub

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Cotra's openig night in Park Slope

Gowanus

Restauranteurs bet on the future of Gowanus with a new Japanese eatery

By Ximena Del Cerro

powerhouse arts photo

Arts & Entertainment

PHOTOS: A look inside the revamped Gowanus Batcave as it opens as Powerhouse Arts

By Susan de Vries

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AMNY

Box truck driver in Brooklyn fatally strikes cyclist

Pig Beach employees working behind the counters on a busy Wednesday night.

Food & Drink

Pig Beach BBQ to close flagship Brooklyn location Dec. 30 after lot sold as part of Gowanus Rezoning

By Jada Camille & Caroline Ourso

Weird Art

Gowanus Open Studios to highlight arts community ‘in the face of rezoning’

By Joanna Insco

gowanus mutual aid giveaway

Meadows of Shame

‘A very strong partnership’: Gowanus Mutual Aid, NYCHA tenant leaders, and pols team up on food giveaways

By Kirstyn Brendlen

More from Around New York

Oct 13, 2025; Landover, Maryland, USA; A general overview of the Northwest Stadium before a game between the Chicago Bears and the Washington Commanders.

NFL donates to the Trevor Project for National Coming Out Day

Suriname former President Desi Bouterse leaves the High Court of Justice for his appeal case against the Court Martial sentence of 20-year jail for his involvement in the murder of 15 people when he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo on March 31, 2023.

Bouterse allies seek monument

Radio City Christmas Spectacular Brings Extra Holiday Magic with a Full Slate of Accessible Offerings

New York Family

Radio City Christmas Spectacular Brings Extra Holiday Magic with Sensory-Friendly Performance

An NYPD officer salutes the name of Jonathan Diller and other officers killed in the line of duty

Jonathan Diller, NYPD cop gunned down in 2024 added to NYPD’s memorial wall in Manhattan