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 ...

B rad Lander, the New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, is sweating through a June heat wave on a Gowanus street corner, gesturing at two huge sewage tanks under constr ...

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

That's a huge bonus for Andrea Park, executive director of Gowanus Canal Conservancy. "The Gowanus neighborhood is severely lacking in parks and green space and has long been disconnected from the ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

“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 ...