Artists, environmentalists, pols meet to plan future of Gowanus
Three hundred people show up for first strategy session
Three hundred residents, artists, environmentalists and business owners took the first exciting steps toward outlining the future of Gowanus when they attended a meeting organized by elected officials on Monday.
The Dec. 9 meeting was part of Bridging Gowanus, a community planning process that is aimed at creating a blueprint to inform the incoming de Blasio Administration’s decisions about land use in the area.
Bridging Gowanus was conceived by a group of lawmakers that includes Councilman Brad Lander, U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez, state Sen. Velmanette Montgomery, Assemblywoman Joan Millman and Councilman Stephen Levin.