The Gowanus Canal runs one and a half miles through brownstone Brooklyn, cutting a disreputable gash between two of the most desirable residential neighborhoods in New York City. Sunken below street level, no more than 100 feet across at most points, the canal does not really flow — it skulks.
On the Waterfront
Andrew Rice | The New York Times | October 21, 2009 | 7,354 words
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