A city firefighter jumped into the polluted waters of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn to save a driver from his sinking car. Richard Staiti needed a hepatitis shot after his time in the canal, notorious for industrial pollution. He had gone in to get the driver ...

The Bloomberg administration has released new details about its planned rezoning of the area surrounding the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, currently noted for the unappealing industrial sites that dominate the neighborhood. Per an environmental review document (PDF) that went up on the Department of City Planning’s Web site yesterday, the city projects that a rezoning will bring about 3 ...

CC] Paterson tells Senate-seat seekers to look to Illinois for a cautionary tale. [ Liz] The State School Boards Association is considering a four-day school week. [ D&C] A community group that goes by the acronym FROGG is collecting signatures in support of cleaning up and limiting development of the Gowanus Canal. [ GL] Defeated Representative Randy Kuhl is taking it ...