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Gowanus, 2.
“All these rope bridges / I cross at once, at risk / Intersect in me / Radiate out from me / Undulates of some strange, time-spanning / Extremophile tide / Rays working out slowly / From some dark Gowanus sun”
— Brad Vogel, from “Concrete Thoughts”
#photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #urbanlandscape #canal #gowanuscanal #brooklyn #nyc
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Gowanus, 1.
“And what is that you smell? Oh, that!... It is the old Gowanus Canal, and that aroma you speak of is nothing but the huge symphonic stink of it, cunningly compacted of unnumbered separate putrefactions.”
— Thomas Wolfe, “You Can't Go Home Again,” 1940More info and thoughts in the alt text, and more photos in the comments.
(For @MephitisTouch 👀)
#photography #waterwednesday #urbanlandscape #canal #gowanuscanal #brooklyn #nyc
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Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-07-26
I am a bit late today, but I decided to keep the Pook-Emu Bee links running with four in a row before our off-day tomorrow (Newsletter Saturday). 1. Private email is fine, actually (Matthew Guay for Buttondown Blog. August 7, 2026.) I agree. But I my own solution (SimpleLogin) is not specifically listed (they note Proton Mail, which now owns Simple Login, but I have SL separate from Proton). 2. THE MORNING RANT: PepsiCo (Frito Lay) Snack Sales Decline as SNAP Restrictions Kick In (Buck […]https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-08-07-26/
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Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-15-26
Monday is a fun day. One reason Monday is a fun day is because it marks the return of Pook-Emu Bee links after the weekend. Speaking of the weekend, I published links and commentary to enjoy in Saturday's Newsletter Leaf Journal 284. 1. Historic Carroll Street Bridge in Gowanus reopens after 5-year renovation (Aaron Ginsburg for 6sqft New York City. June 11, 2026.) The above photo is from my walk to the re-opened Carroll Street Bridge. Why did I go to the Bridge? NLJ article […]https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-06-15-26/
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Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-09-26
I am on a daily Pook-Emu Bee links roll. Today, I keep it doing with a third consecutive edition of the links. 1. Construction of jail in tony NYC nabe turns into potentially deadly ‘clown show’ with failling debris: records, locals (Nicole Rosenthal, Kevin Sheehan, and Katherine Donlevy for the New York Post. June 8, 2026.) Boerum Hill is "tony" but that particular stretch of it was not "tony" even before the monstrous jail construction project (not least because the new jail is […]https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-06-09-26/
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Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 04-24-26
I am a bit late today because I had a rush assignment to take care of. But now that it has been taken care of, I present for your enjoyment today's edition of Pook-Emu Bee links (note that "we" will be off until Sunday or Monday since tomorrow's links will be packaged in The Newsletter Leaf Journal.) 1. Massive fire rages at historic NYC church rebuilt after devastating inferno 138 years ago, wild photos show (Zoe Hussain for the New York Post. April 23, 2026.) Terrible news. I hope it ends […]https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-04-24-26/
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Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 04-07-26
I have a few new work assignments today (Sad!) but more than enough time (or just enough time) for our regularly scheduled edition of daily Pook-Emu Bee links. 1. OpenAI calls for robot taxes, a public wealth fund, and a 4-day workweek to tackle AI disruption (Tom Carter for Business Insider. April 6, 2026.) I came across an article recently suggesting ways the big AI players could modify their PR approaches. I said it was impossible. The people running them have no theory of the mind for […]https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-04-07-26/
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#GowanusCanal #mutants #Brooklyn
"Troubled Water
Diving into the myths of the Gowanus Canal
CATFISH WITH THREE EYES lived in the Gowanus Canal. I can say this with confidence because I have seen the evidence.
The catfish was shiny and pitch-dark. After a fisherman hooked it and reeled it out of the brackish water, it lay splatted on the Brooklyn sidewalk next to what appeared to be a discarded slice of pizza. This scene was captured on video and sent to a local news site from an anonymous aol.com email address."
https://orionmagazine.org/article/troubled-water-gowanus-canal-nyc-brooklyn/
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Sounds like one might test the black #mayonnaise by 2035
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/would-you-swim-in-the-gowanus-canal-a-new-proposal-could-make-it-happen-082225?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMWrUtjbGNrAxatRWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeCdmlUH9yTzJXfe4Nq5cz2w2s3wENtR0NrmRGb7zqBsRZzLSLLxG1oVzFdsg_aem_UsTIfXo_ouQusvVX8lcCvQ&utm_campaign=mrf-facebook-timeoutnewyork&mrfcid=2025082268a8dec746ecef07b77faee5 #gowanuscanal #gowanus #brooklyn #water
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𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬
✧ Gowanus Canal ✧
The Gowanus Canal is a 1.8-mile-long (2.9 km) canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, on the westernmost portion of Long Island. It was created in the mid–19th century from local tidal wetlands and freshwater streams, and by the end of that century was very polluted due to heavy industrial use. Most industrial tenants had stoppe...
#LongIsland #GowanusCanal #UnitedStates #Brooklyn #Wikipedia
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I saw a family of geese swimming in the Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. Will geese be able to swim if they grow 13 toes?
https://thenewleafjournal.com/leaf/the-geese-in-the-gowanus-canal/