Present: Gowanus Today
Despite everything this neighborhood has going against it, an impassioned group of New Yorkers is making the most out of this environmental catastrophe.
Future: The Cleanup
What the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund designation means for the Gowanus Canal.
The Urban Designers
Architects and environmentalists dream up new ways to clean the canal’s toxic water.
The Residents
There are as many opinions about how to revitalize the neighborhood as there are people who live in it.
The Scientists
Through the work of scientists and divers, microbes living in the canal’s polluted water may one day save lives.
The Entertainers
Pioneering entertainment proprietors take a risk in a less-established neighborhood.
