Gowanus Canal

Could the White House Save the Gowanus Canal?

John Petro | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

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John Petro

The Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn: both a site for a future Whole Foods and a potential federal Superfund site. Only in New York.

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Saving Small Businesses, The Brooklyn Way

Jim Luce | Posted 09.23.2009 | New York

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Jim Luce

Bob Zuckerman does not want to wait for the economic stimulus package to drip down to Brooklyn's quickly emptying storefronts.

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Gowanus Canal's Slimy History

New York Magazine | Christopher Bonanos | Posted 08.13.2009 | New York

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Once known as the "Gashouse District," the area around the Gowanus Canal is the only underdeveloped section of brownstone Brooklyn, for good reason: T...

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