WNYC Cityscapes: Gowanus Sponge Parks Explained

http://www.wnyc.org/cityscapes

This is a video diary from Stephen Cassell, a principal at Architecture Research Office (ARO). He's with his friend, Susannah Drake, principal at dlandstudio. There's a whole lot more from Stephen and other architects on our website.

During the last construction boom the New York cityscape changed radically. There are new buildings, new parks, new landmarks and a lot of unfinished condos. The financial crisis has powered down the cranes, and WNYC is taking advantage of this moment to look around and examine how much the city has changed, and where it's heading next.

http://www.wnyc.org/cityscapes

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• Gowanus
• Canal
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• Cassell
• Cityscapes
• WNYC
• waterfront
• Susannah
• Drake
• dlandstudio
• Architecture
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• Office
• Sponge
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• NYC
• sewage
• runoff
• pavement
• ARO

[Gowanee1]

Sponge parks don't work. 1. The land you are talking about placing them is private property. People would have to donate that land for the sponge park. 2. Most storm run-off enters the sewage system before it ever gets to the canal. It enters sewage system as it flows down hill. And gets in to the canal that way. So sponge parks do very little to kleep pollution out. Heh, are you guys crazy to clean up the toxic "Green Streets" with your kids? No gloves, masks?

[greenback001]

great to see such quality coverage of things important going on in my hood. great job! please follow up with a video about Chemtrails over our city. That's the biggest pollution going on and it's right above our heads.