[Photo courtesy of ethersong/flickr] The acronym CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) many not mean a lot to many people, but it is what happens in the Gowanus whenever it rains hard enough. What it means is that storm sewers and sanitary sewers flow directly into the canal. (In raw terms, garbage and crap go right into […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: · DOB Commissioner Says 1 More & He’s “Shutting the City Down” [NYP] · With the private Jewish neighborhood patrols [NYT] · City Failing to Hire Experienced Crane Inspectors [NYP] · After Questions, Brooklyn Groups Loses $4.2M in City Money [NYDN] · Dumbo Weekly Links […]

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[Photo courtesy lornagrl/Gl Flickr Pool] This street sofa, dropped into our GL Photo Pool by lornagrl, looks like the kind of couch that one would expect to find on Sea Breeze Avenue, if not a condo in Brighton Beach or Coney Island.

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In honor of today’s Gowanus Goes Green event, here are some vids posted up on the YouTube related to Gowanus and the canal.

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This is another work by Dain, whose work currently is everywhere in Williamsburg. This is from Berry Street.

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“This f- – -ing crane – it should have been in the junkyard,” said master rigger Ali Bacchus, 48, who oversaw the day-to-day operation of the Kodiak 300 crane.–NYP

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[Photo Courtesy of Adrian Kinloch] This is a sunset over South Brooklyn as seen from Park Slope and captured by GL Contributor Adrian Kinloch of Brit in Brooklyn

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, we can see that yesterdays problems are gone. Today will offer sunshine, with some patchy clouds, and a high of 80. Tonight will be clear with a low of 61.–Accuweather

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