“This stage was done ahead of schedule and with stringent environmental monitoring protocols, and we are optimistic for the same outcome for all the work that remains,” said Andrea Parker, executive ...

GOWANUS — THE GOWANUS CANAL CONSERVANCY ON FRIDAY announced that it was selected to receive the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Olmsted Medal, which is awarded yearly to landscaping ...

Andrea Parker, executive director of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, said the public spaces included in the project were added through a hard-fought battle by the Gowanus community. “The Gowanus ...

“Certainly, the construction is all happening at once,” acknowledges Andrea Parker, the executive director of Gowanus Canal Conservancy (GCC), an organization founded in 2006. “The reason ...

executive director of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, in a book essay. In one image, a snowy egret perches by the quiet canal, while a sunflower blooms above strewn coffee cups and a discarded ...

executive director of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. Approximately 78 million people – almost a quarter of the U.S. population – live within 3 miles of a Superfund site. Studies show that Superfund ...

Steering committee member Andrea Parker, who is also the executive director of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, said the BID ...

“This was one of the most successful community advocacy efforts on a rezoning across the city,” said Andrea Parker, executive director of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, which advocates for green ...

including the Gowanus Canal Conservancy. In October 2021, the EPA completed the initial phase of dredging north of the 3 rd St. Bridge in Brooklyn, removing an estimated 35,000 cubic yards of ...

executive director of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, in a statement. “With this milestone, we are significantly closer to better water quality in the Canal and almost two acres of shared public ...