Tag Archives: Gowanus Canal

The Gowanus Canal is an environmentally troubled (but improving) waterway in Brooklyn, New York City. This tag covers our posts about, and photos of, the Canal.

August 25, 2026

Aug 2026

Union Street and Questioning Article Assertions

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I question a claim about the state of Union Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn, based on my long history of having walked there going back to the 2000s.

March 19, 2026

Mar 2026

Happy Cleaners Cargo Trike in the Rain

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A Happy Cleaners cargo tricycle sighting just off the Third Street Bridge in Gowanus, Brooklyn, turns into a short essay on recent developments around the Gowanus Canal.

December 3, 2021

Dec 2021

Justin and Justina 〜 When the Gowanus Canal Seagulls Grow Thumbs

Nicholas A. Ferrell

“I’m going to thumb-wrestle a seagull.”