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Gowanus at Sunrise
Gowanus, both the canal and neighborhood, is an endless source of fascination for me. The waterway is simultaneously reviled for being a massively polluted mess, and, recently, celebrated for being a prime location for clandestine dance and pool parties.
It is an area in flux. The EPA has proposed adding the canal to its list of Superfund sites, which will slowly (I mean, really slow: stretches of the Hudson River were declared a Superfund site twenty five years ago and are only now entering the final stages of cleanup) but surely remove the most toxic contaminants from the area but not necessarily involve any sort of revitalization of the sagging industrial landscape. The Bloomberg administration, eager to rezone the neighborhood and effectively turn it into Brooklyn's next Williamsburg, has quickly cobbled together an alternative plan in which they cleverly but deceptively state that they would use EPA-style measures to clean up the canal, but of course do it much faster than the EPA would, using readily available taxpayer money instead of holding the polluters accountable. Call me skeptical of the city's plan to say the least.
This morning was a gorgeous one in Gowanus, following a dreary, rainy day. I took the above photos while walking my dog Theo over the Carroll St. bridge and could not help but be struck by the strange beauty of it all. Yes, it needs to be cleaned up. No, it's not a pretty place in the traditional sense of the word. But something about the neighborhood is endearing to me and I would hate to see that charm eradicated by ultra-modern, 10-story steel and glass condominiums.
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Sheepshead Bay
Erin, Theo and I had a fun time hanging out on the pier today down in Sheepshead Bay. It's so great to have a car and be able to explore parts of New York that would otherwise be a pain to get to. It's a beautiful neighborhood and Theo seems right at home with the ships going by and the wind blowing in his fur. Pretty soon we'll be able to add our little baby boy into the mix for adventures like this.
Also, I am currently obsessed with the ShakeIt Photo app for the iPhone, which is what was used to take all of these.
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