Gowanus Lounge: Serving Brooklyn

Entries Tagged as 'Southern Brooklyn'

Fun on the Belt Parkway: Seven Bridges to Be Rebuilt

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

For those that appreciate the unique joy that is driving the Belt Parkway, GerritsenBeach.Net passes along news certain to warm the heart of construction lovers. More than $500 million will be spent in coming years to rebuild seven bridges and their approaches to the parkway including Bay Ridge Avenue, Fresh Creek, Gerritsen Inlet, Mill Basin, [...]

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Tags: Gerritsen Beach · Southern Brooklyn

Check Out the Weird Beauty of Deadhorse Bay

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments

[Photo courtesy of Nathan Kensinger Photography]
Filmmaker and photographer Nate Kensinger takes a look at Deadhorse Bay on his Nathan Kensinger Photography blog this week and the images are riveting. He writes:
Dead Horse Bay lies at the southern edge of Brooklyn. Once a marsh, this area was slowly filled with rubbish. Its name comes from the [...]

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Tags: Southern Brooklyn