Gowanus
Home to the Gowanus Canal and the Gownus Expressway, this industrial neighborhood in eastern Brooklyn is one of the last communities in which residents and manufacturers compete for space.
In Other Neighborhoods
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What’s In Makeup?
Whale intestines, crushed beetles and fish scales among other things.
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Food For Thought (Video)
NYC Chinese get their food from Chinese exports, but those products are getting recalled at a large number
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Images of Hurricane Gustav
What a killer storm left behind. Edited by Koryn Kennedy
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“Green” Taxi Delay?
An ambitious plan to that would make city cabs “green” is in jeopardy as cabbies fear the hybrids can’t hack the around-the-clock demands of a city cab.
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Local Eyesore to be Demolished
But Harlem neighbors fear dilapidated bus depot may survive as economy takes a nose dive.
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Freegans: Fighting Capitalism by Dumpster Diving for Edible Trash (with video)
Take a dumpster diving tour with reporter Elizabeth Giegerich.
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Check Cashing Stores Serve the Needs of the Poor and Working Class (with video)
As more banks appear in the city’s neighborhoods, check cashing stores continue to thrive with their quick, uncomplicated and cheap services.