Gowanus residents concerned about odors from excavation project
By Melissa Rose Cooper
News 12 Brooklyn (NY)
December 18, 2024
Plans are in motion to clean up the Gowanus Canal. But some residents are complaining the process is leaving behind a really bad smell.
"I've lived here for 50 years and in 50 years, I've never smelled how horrific it was here on Nevins Street," said Linda LaViolette, a member of the advocacy group Voice of Gowanus.
She said strong odors have been a huge issue for residents along Nevins and Sackett streets where the DEP is working to construct a giant underground tank to capture sewage overflow from the Gowanus Canal.
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