Residents living near Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal will be able to find out within weeks if their building is contaminated with cancer-causing vapors — but only if they can talk their landlord into letting the state come on their property and do tests, The Post has learned. Building owners have the right to bar the … Read more
Well that stinks. The city sprayed “Christmas”-scented perfume around the Gowanus Canal — but it’ll take a lot more than holiday cheer to neutralize the stench seeping from the notorious polluted Brooklyn waterway. During the odorous operation, which began in February and ended last month, the city Department of Environmental Protection unleashed the Yuletide and … Read more
There are new dogs in this fight. This year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is up for grabs after sixteen-time champion Joey Chestnut was banned from the annual July 4 showdown after signing a deal with vegan protein purveyor Impossible Foods. “With Joey out, there is a pretty big door open,” said Nick Wehry. … Read more
The Brooklyn apartment that Jeremy Strong, the Emmy-winning actor who brought Kendall Roy to life on HBO’s buzzy “Succession,” called home during the first season’s filming has listed for $1.65 million, The Post has learned. This listing also comes just a month after Strong sold his nearby three-bedroom Williamsburg apartment for nearly $2 million. The … Read more
Scattered severe thunderstorms are pummeling parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Wednesday afternoon, including much of the major I-95 corridor cities of New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., bringing heavy rains, strong winds, frequent lighting and even a sighting of a funnel over the Washington Capitol. Some of the severe thunderstorms could bring wind gusts of 60-70 mph, according to … Read more
It began with a request for a washing machine to accommodate a disabling sensitivity to laundry smells. It exploded into a bitter three-year battle over disability accommodations. And now, a disabled woman faces the prospect of being kicked out of her one-bedroom co-op in Brooklyn. “I had the audacity to assert my legal right for … Read more
State environmental officials waited nearly two years to alert the public that cancer-causing vapors over 20 times the amount considered safe escaped from polluted soil along the Gowanus Canal — and into a nearby shuffleboard club. The Department of Environmental Conservation learned of the alarming levels of toxic vapors in March 2021 while conducting air-quality … Read more