Environmental Justice in Gowanus
Tour Guide: Michael Higgins Jr. · Start Location: Union St & 4th Ave · 1.5 Hours · 1.5 Miles
Gowanus is an intensely contaminated community that is simultaneously undergoing multiple processes of environmental remediation and gentrification. The tour will explore these dynamics and the challenges and opportunities posed by the Gowanus Canal Superfund Clean Up and new resdiential development enabled by the now approved Gowanus neighborhood-wide rezoning.
Sites Covered: Union Street Bridge, Gowanus Houses NYCHA development, Gowanus CSO Pumping Station, Thomas Greene Park, Gowanus Waterfront Park
Gowanus is an intensely contaminated community that is simultaneously undergoing multiple processes of environmental remediation and gentrification. The tour will explore these dynamics and the challenges and opportunities posed by the Gowanus Canal Superfund Clean Up and new resdiential development enabled by the now approved Gowanus neighborhood-wide rezoning.
Sites Covered: Union Street Bridge, Gowanus Houses NYCHA development, Gowanus CSO Pumping Station, Thomas Greene Park, Gowanus Waterfront Park