Gowanus Current

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We are headed to Red Hook for a special screening of Gowanus Current in a new screening space at the Strong Rope Brewery.

This is part of “Rezoning History” – a series of films on waterfront development in NYC. There will be a discussion after the film. We hope to see you there. Link in comments.

GOWANUS: Cleanup proposal of Public Place’s Parcel 3 spurs criticism from neighbors, by Eric Newstrom - Red Hook Star-Revue In July, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that there is a proposal on the table for how to clean up a chunk of Public Place, the infamous Gowanus site that u...

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Brooklyn Port Transformation Clears Task Force, Over Local Objections Neighbors protested and some area elected officials objected after the plans to bring housing to Brooklyn Marine Terminal waterfront got a green light from a community task force.

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Plan approved to transform Red Hook, Columbia Street Waterfront into new neighborhood The proposal was scaled back in the face of local opposition.

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Long Island City rezoning plans could mean 4,000+ affordable new homes in the neighborhood Big housing changes may be coming to Queens

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Brooklyn Tower Causes Angst in Fort Greene The new 72-story building at 392 Flatbush Ext. would consist of 1,263 apartments, of which 325 units will be affordable units for very low- to moderate-income households. Some Fort Greene residents sa...

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Long Island City rezoning advances. What will it mean for housing affordability? The City Planning Commission overwhelmingly backed the initiative, sending it onto the City Council.

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Rising apartment inventory not bringing down rent prices in some neighborhoods Construction-heavy Gowanus saw a 144% rise in inventory but also a 25% spike in rents.

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Thanks to everyone who came out to see Gowanus Current at DCTV's Firehouse Cinema last week.

Gowanus Current will be at DCTV's Firehouse Cinema tonight and Saturday. On Saturday, August 23rd we will be there for a Q&A moderated by Wendy Feuer, US Cultural Policy Fellow at Stanford University (among many other things). Please join us.

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Exclusive | Formerly polluted hipster Brooklyn ‘hood goes luxe as record-beating $25K/rental hits the market Long with a reputation of filth and pollution, one Brooklyn neighborhood has a new future in store with new luxury developments, such as 544 Carroll.

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Gowanus is one of New York City’s most ambitious redevelopment projects In Gowanus, Brooklym sidewalk sheds and construction fences go up as fast as they come down. Development in the neighborhood is booming with several large housing projects in the works.

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We are heading back to DCTV's Firehouse Cinema for two more screenings in their ICYMI series. I hope you will join us.

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Thanks to everyone who came out to @dctvny.bsky.social last night.

420 Carroll Gardens expands Gowanus green spaces, opens waterfront artist studios to bring public in on rezoned canal The development at 420 Carroll St., which opened in February, includes a public park, retail space and artist studios. It is part of a broader effort to revitalize the neighborhood’s waterfront.

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Thanks for @brian_d_currents for having us out to screen at @wfmu.bsky.social. It was a good night.

Does Brooklyn Need a New Waterfront Neighborhood?

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In ‘Gowanus Current,’ a Message to Jersey City From Brooklyn Filmmakers WFMU doesn’t usually intervene in contemporary political debates. Many dedicated listeners don’t even realize that the legendary free-form radio station broadcasts from Downtown Jersey City. So whe…

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Thank you thank you Nicole.

Please join us at @bklynlibrary.bsky.social's Center for Brooklyn History for a FREE special screening of Gowanus Current on July 23. We will do a talkback after the film.

More information and tickets:
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Can a Spate of New Builds Finally Revitalize Gowanus?

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Thursday we have our New Jersey Premiere at @wfmu.bsky.social's Monty Hall. There will be a discussion after the screening with @brian_d_currents. I hope you will join us. Although a hyperlocal local story, this documentary is universal. What is of value, and who gets to decide? Tickets in comments.

Toxic vapors and pollution hold up Public Place plans, by Eric Newsom - Red Hook Star-Revue Almost 20 years since the first decision document outlining the remediation plan for Public Place, a site along the Gowanus Canal which used to be the site of the Citizens Manufactured Gas Plant but n...

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We have three screenings in July and I am excited about each one of them. Please join us at @wfmu.bsky.social, @dctvny.bsky.social, and @bklynlibrary.bsky.social.

Tickets and more information at www.gowanuscurrent.com/upcoming.

Vote on massive Brooklyn waterfront redevelopment plan postponed… again. Decision is uncertain. A 28-member task force of elected officials and community leaders was supposed to vote on whether to proceed with a contentious plan to redevelop the Red Hook waterfront.

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Opinion | This Is Brad Lander’s New York

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‘Nowhere to go’: More New Yorkers are entering city homeless shelters, report says The Coalition for the Homeless, a nonprofit advocacy group, said the number of people seeking shelter who are not migrants increased nearly 12% last year.

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