More Gowanus Boating Goodness

The other day we related how Gowanus was the "meat" in an "awesome neighborhood sandwich" and how a real estate agent was even chatting up the Big G as a cool place to park your boat. Well, today, our friends at Dumbo NYC email to point out that the Brooklyn Daily Eagle ran an item about canoeing and other recreational uses on the canal. Specifically:

People used to say they were crazy, but the Gowanus Dredgers are having the last laugh: Owen Foote, treasurer of the canoe club, says the resurgence of recreational use of the Gowanus Canal and other waterways is exactly what the city needs.

Cobble Hill resident Judith Albert says, "I have four kids, so we have to take out two canoes and we do it every couple of weeks. You get such a different impression going under the bridges and having traffic go over you."

Just this weekend, we saw people out canoeing the Big G as part of Open House New York. Dumbo NYC says:

Sounds like Gowanus Canal might be the next boat launch in NYC, like the kayak launch area in Dumbo or the Hudson River boat launches.

We say, amen to all three, because none can happen quickly enough. While we understand the competition between industrial use of the Gowanus and any recreational use, we think both can be handled comfortably and we have previously welcomed the announcement of the creation of a Gowanus Canal Conservancy to act as the patron of our favorite body of water in South Brooklyn.

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