The Gowanus Canal Conservancy threw a great party on Carroll Street on Sunday. The first annual Gowanus Goes Green Festival included music from The Defibulators, natural food, workshops, kids activities, and green businesses and not-for-profits exhibiting their goods and services, including The Spa, a green wellness center in Bay Ridge, Movers Not Shakers, residential and commercial moving with environmentally sustainable practices, Theo, makers of organic chocolate bars, V-Spot, which served delicious empanadas, and Engage Green, makers of bags, and shoes from recycled materials.
On display were the plans for Sponge Park. Proposed by the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, it is a landscaped esplanade that runs the length of the canal that looks beautiful in the renderings. It would also reduce the problem of contaminated water flowing into the canal (hence the sponge).
I really enjoyed myself at GGG. The best part was riding the Carroll Street Bridge. What a blast!
Even better was just hanging out in the Yard, a tree-filled waterfront park on the banks of the Gowanus Canal, drinking beer, listening to music and enjoying the day.
How is it that GCCDC/Gowanus Canal Conservancy can run an event like this one while at the same time selling off the Gowanus to the likes of Toll Brothers?
All these type of small business they featured in this event will (and are) being run out of Gownaus to make way for the Gowanus Canal Conservancy dupported “Green” Tol Development or 12-14 story buildings. (The only thing geen about this deal it the money changing hands.)