After decade of neglect, Gowanus residents demand city reopen community center
After waiting for 10 years, Gowanus residents are demanding that the city fulfill its commitment to reopen the Gowanus Houses Community Center, once a hub for the arts, a community gathering place and an educational and vocational resource.
Neighbors, community leaders and officials rallied on Tuesday to draw attention to the need for the long-neglected center.
The timing is right to get something done about the center now, they say. While the city moves slowly ahead with a plan to rezone Gowanus, the Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice (GNCJ) has been working to draw attention to the issues public housing residents are dealing with.