On the Waterfront
Andrew Rice, writing for the New York Times, chronicles development plans for the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York.
During the height of New York’s real estate boom multiple investors proposed an apartment complex, parks, cafes, boathouses, etc. Today these proposals are on hold. In the meantime, residents and civic groups are thinking about the future of the Gowanus Canal in new ways.
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