Gowanus By Water Taxi
[nggallery id=”22290″ template=galleryview] Yesterday morning the Center for the Urban Environment sponsored a Water Taxi tour of the Gowanus Canal. The ride was an incredible opportunity to see Gowanus landmarks like the canal’s series of bridges and the fallow Whole Foods site from a new vantage point. Dan Wiley, Community Coordinator for Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez,…
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Yesterday morning the Center for the Urban Environment sponsored a Water Taxi tour of the Gowanus Canal. The ride was an incredible opportunity to see Gowanus landmarks like the canal’s series of bridges and the fallow Whole Foods site from a new vantage point. Dan Wiley, Community Coordinator for Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, was the guide. Wildlife sightings included a jellyfish, an egret, and a canal-side photo shoot. The Center for the Urban Environment has Urban Tours almost every weekend, and the next one involving a Water Taxi will be of the Newtown Creek.
Urban Tour Schedule [Center for the Urban Environment]
Urban Divers has ongoing canoe trips on the canal (or as I like to call her, Lady Brown).
Here’s a report of my canoe trip on her fetid majesty:
http://bigskybrooklyn.blogspot.com/2007/07/my-canoe-trip-on-gowanus-canal.html
I second others who have commented here: it’s a real opener to actually be ON the canal instead of just on the periphery.
Maybe it is ridiculously naive or maybe it is brilliant – but simply posting your obnoxious conclusion with no facts, position, or theory – your post is by definition that much dumber.
Here’s an idea for a “green” transportation option for the Gowanus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Trireme.jpg
Absolutely one of the most naive, gee whiz suggestions regarding transportation “options”. And to top it off you end up two blocks from the Subway in either direction, dead center between two important lines of Fourth Ave and Smith St. I thought these posts were an attempt at humor but after I saw the response trail I saw that you were actually serious. Jeesh.
I live at the other end of Van Brunt, Nokilissa, and was dreading the opening of ikea. Have to say i haven’t really noticed anything (certainly no worse than when one of the ships pulls in/leaves). Have not ventured down to Beard on a weekend, though….
Dare you google?
I did.
Pretty much what you would expect.
Ick.
Coney Island whitefish? Dare I ask?
I really want to be enthused about the Gowanus, but yesterday after the big rain, I was crossing over the Carroll Street bridge. I looked down and saw an entire school of “Coney Island whitefish.” Bummer.
We’ll see, 2:20, we’ll see. I’m pessimistically optimistic, but refuse to stay horribly gloomy about it. And hoping I can return to Red Hook soon for a nice Saturday outing, without getting upset.
(Have your read about the 1 billion dollar Red Hook “boondoggle” btw? I’m staying out of that one)
Thank you for your response. Appreciate it.