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toxic beauty Nov. 12, 2014

Photographer Sees Insane Beauty in Gowanus FilthWhat he saw reminds him of the time he took acid and watched a light show.

By Michael Slenske
neighborhood news May 8, 2014

New York’s New Superfund Site Is a Block in Ridgewood It’s the most radioactive place in the city.

By Caroline Bankoff
things that are gross Dec. 27, 2012

It’s Going to Cost Half a Billion Dollars to Clean the Gowanus CanalIt’ll take until 2020, too.

By Adam Martin
buried treasure Feb. 10, 2011

EPA’s Gowanus Cleanup Reveals Sunken Vessels, Possibly From the Eighteenth CenturyThe ships may be from the canal’s heyday as an industrial highway.

By Nitasha Tiku