[Photo courtesy of 52510thstreet/GL Flickr Pool]
Here’s one from the GL Flickr Pool from a new contributor of a scene that is familiar to anyone that’s ever waited for a train at the lovely and special Smith-9th Street station on the F and G Lines. It gives us that warm and fuzzy Gowanus feeling.

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Anyone that drives on Fourth Avenue or rides in a cab or car service vehicle down it knows that it’s a scary street. (As do pedestrians, of course.) On of the most awful parts of the Fourth Avenue Experience (other than the hideous architecture of some of the new buildings and the wretched planning decisions [...]

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Prices are coming down at Satori in Gowanus, the building we used to call the Bunker. “Let’s take Unit A-3B, the top priced 2BR originally listed at $925,000. It’s taken a $100,000 hit. On the other hand, the mid-range 1BR Unit C-4B originally out there for $560,000 has only been trimmed to $530,000. It’s a [...]

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This is a presentation about the big Toll Brothers development proposed for the shore of the Gowanus Canal that would require a special zoning change. The Powerpoint was created by architects Chris McVoy and John Hatheway. It’s a little hard to follow the written portions, but the visuals are quite fascinating for anyone interested in [...]

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[Photo courtesy of ethersong/GL Flickr Pool]
The photographer calls this shot taken outside the alway picturesque entrance to the Smith-9th Street subway station, “Reunion Tour,” which we think works quite nicely, thank you. Maybe they were waiting for the Ikea shuttle?

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Given the renderings of this building designed by Robert Scarano (we personally wouldn’t place it on the list of his best), we’re not sure we’re anxious to see the black shroud of netting come off of this building on Fourth Avenue so that the real thing can emerge. Yet, work on this structure, which will [...]

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Yes, October. Time for the fall bounty and harvest festivals. This one is taking place at The Yard in Gowanus on Saturday, October 11 and it’s the Second Annual Gowanus Harvest Festival. Here’s a bit from an email:
Brooklyn! Fall! Brews! Bounty! Yes, its that time of year again. The Yard is once again hosting a [...]

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They may be trying to call it Brooklyn’s “New Park Avenue,” but Fourth Avenue may be proof of the old adage that it’s very hard to get a tiger to change its stripes. This is the Golden Touch Car Wash, a brave survivor in a Brooklyn that is losing gas stations and car washes left [...]

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The Gowanus Canal Conservancy has a new deputy director. She is Lauren Elvers Collins of Windsor Terrace and an active member in both communities. Among the group’s ideas is that for Sponge Park. Ms. Elvers Collins has been working with group on public affairs and other efforts. Per an email from the Conservancy:
Collins will work [...]

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[Photo courtesy of ethersong/GL Flickr Pool]
Here’s another beautiful black and white shot for this Tuesday morning. This one comes from Gowanus where, you know, parking is available.

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Now that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement has been accepted for the big Toll Brothers proposal for rezoning a parcel of Gowanus land they own for a very large residential development, the issue is going to Community Board 6. On Thursday, September 25, the board’s Land Use Committee will be having hearing on the project [...]

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Are you a member of our rocking Gowanus Lounge Photo Pool? If not, we do hope you’ll join so that we can feature your pics here. So, get in the pool. We’ll both be glad you did.

[Photo courtesy of ethersong/GL Flickr Pool]
This is VIP parking in the Greater Gowanus Metroplex. We have to say we [...]

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If you haven’t seen Lavender Lake, the documentary about the Gowanus Canal, there’s an opportunity coming up on Sunday at the Gowanus Studio Space. Here are the details:
This Sunday, September 14th, as gossip flies about the Gowanus Canal’s development, retail, and dredging, The Gowanus Studio Space sheds light on this watershed with a screening of [...]

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“I was walking to my apartment tonight from the Union St- R train stop to my apt on 4th and Garfield. All of a sudden a golden retriever comes bolting down Carroll Street and runs straight across 4th Ave. Hopefully dog and master were reunited, and that the dog survived any other trips [...]

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A lot of people will experience a lot of emotions today from abject grief to raging anger and everything in between. It is hard to believe that it has been seven years and like everyone else reading these words, we remember exactly where we were and what we thought when we heard and saw on [...]

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[Photo courtesy of vaduzuvunt/GL Flickr Pool]
Looks like someone has been up on the Culver Viaduct at the Smith-9th Street station tagging up a message. Our Flickr Pool photographer Vaduzuvunt calls this pic “Votin’ time approachin’.”

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The Gowanus Dredgers are going to be having their annual party in Gowanus in a couple of weeks. Here’s word from them:
Celebrate the rebirth of Gowanus with a block party at the shoreline. Live music, All-u-can-eat BBQ from PJ Hanleys, Canoe tours, Kids’ entertainment, raffles with prizes from local shops & restaurants. Suggested donation [...]

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This is a rendering from the massive Draft Environmental Impact Statement that has been done for the proposed Toll Brothers development in Gowanus, which has generated its share of community opposition. The massive document clocks in with 26 sections and runs hundreds of pages, covering some of the possible impacts the big project would have [...]

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A special GL Contributor sent us this gem, suggesting that we change GL to Gowanuts Lounge. We had no idea what he meant by the email subject line until we looked carefully at the attachment. Well, sometimes one person might say Gowanus whereas another might say Gowanuts. Eh. Gowanus. Gowanuts. Same difference. Presumably, they’ll still [...]

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Have you jumped in the pool and joined our big and growing GL Flickr Pool? If not, we hope you take the plunge because we’d love to see your photos and post them here. You can join the pool here or simply tag your pics “gowanuslounge.”

[Photo courtesy of rembklyn/GL Flickr Pool]
Here’s a view of the [...]

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[Photo courtesy of rembklyn/GL Flickr Pool]
Here is the Gowanus Canal reflecting some of its tagged up surroundings in another gorgeous shot submitted to our GL Flickr Pool by rembklyn.

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This is, of course, Hotel Le Bleu which opened earlier this year on Fourth Avenue in Gowanus. It was supposed to have a futuristic-looking lounge and restaurant at the top called Vue, which is described as “The new haunt of New York’s chic set. From its lofty perch on the 8th & 9th floors, take [...]

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Bell House, the Gowanus venue on Seventh St. from Union Hall will be opening on September 18, with a free show including Matt Pond Pa and Lilys making it the first major new club to open its doors in the neighborhood. The new website is here. Per a press release from Union Hall:
In the shadow [...]

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We almost hesitate to post this because it’s like embedding a commercial, but there’s something so compellingly odd about this vid for the upoming Gowanus venue Littlefield that we’re allowing ourselves to be suckered. What’s the name of the venue again?

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Workers have started reducing a President Street warehouse to rubble, clearing the way for another entry in Gowanus’ burgeoning hot-sheet scene hotel boom. A developer named SAI Hospitality plans to build a 100-plus-room hotel in place of the warehouse ; SAI also has designs on another vacant warehouse on the street, between 3rd and [...]

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