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Minutes of the January 5, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee

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Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Moderator), Edmund Diegel, Michael Killian, Peter Reich Guests: Irene Baker (National Grid), Aaron Kaufman (Gowanus Remediation Team) 1. Michael explored the NYC Municipal Archives (https://nycrecords.access.preservica.com/?pg=2&s=gowanus+canal) and some of the photos show up in his Instagram account “Gowanus_Archeology” (there is an underline in there!). Eymund provided to the Gowanus Canal Conservancy (GCC) a bunch of material… Read more »

Minutes of the December 9, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee

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Attendees: CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Katia Kelly, Jason Schwartzman, Susan Yung, Erica Eliason, Alexandra Dadourian, Peter Reich, Mark Yarish, Lisa Bowstead and Steve Marcus Guests: Aaron Kaufman & Irene Baker Agenda Items Discussed: 1) Follow up discussion regarding NYS DEC’s TCE Plume Study near St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, which took place during… Read more »

Early January 2026 Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Committee Meetings

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Two Gowanus Canal CAG meetings are scheduled for the first week of January. Please join us via Zoom for either or both! Archaeology & Historic Preservation CommitteeMonday, January 5, 6:00 p.m.Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9808972869?omn=85029255507Meeting ID: 980 897 2869 Water Quality & Technical CommitteeMonday, January 5, 7:00 p.m.Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87196633276Meeting ID: 871 9663 3276

Minutes of the December 1, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality & Technical Committee

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Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Moderator), Corinne Brenner, Erica Eliason, Katia Kelly, Louis Kleinman, Emily Mitchell, Jason Schwartzman, Susan Yung Housekeeping: 1. Victoria is looking for any map/image that shows where the legal sewage outfalls are located. Joan followed up. Will follow up again.   2. Suggested we FOIL NYC Topographical about the status of the streets abutting Power House. De-mapped… Read more »

Minutes of the December 1, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee

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Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Moderator), Katia Kelly, Peter Reich, Jason Schwartzman, Susan Yung Guests: Irene Baker (National Grid), Aaron Kaufman (Gowanus Remediation Team) 1. Michael was not present but we know that he did explore the NYC Municipal Archives because some of the photos showed up in his Instagram account “Gowanus_Archeology” (there is an underline in there!). Joan… Read more »

Minutes of the November 11, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee

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Attendees CAG Members: Louis Kleinman, LInda LaViolette, Andrea Parker, Jason Schwartzman, Erica Eliason, Joan Rodriguez, Peter Reich, Katia Kelly, Mark Yarish, Lisa Bowstead, Susan Yung & Steve Marcus Guests: Aaron Kaufman, Irene Baker & Joe Ann Brown Agenda Items Discussed 1) Follow up discussion regarding NYS DEC’s areawide TCE Plume Study near St. Mary Star… Read more »