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Discover Gowanus
The district Gowanus of Brooklyn in Kings County (New York) is a subburb in United States about 203 mi north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
Morning Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 56% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 26% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Le Bleu
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
Hotel Indigo BROOKLYN
Hilton Brooklyn New York
Union Hotel Brooklyn
Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel
an Ascend Hotel Collection Member Red Hook The LOOK Hotel
NU HOTEL BROOKLYN
BW PLUS PROSPECT PARK
Aloft New York Brooklyn
Videos from this area
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Tornado in Brooklyn 9.16.2010
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Video Tour of a Furnished Studio Apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York
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Hurricane Sandy, Park Slope Brooklyn 10/29/12 2:30PM
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Brick sealing part 1 Park Slope Brooklyn New York Handyman Insured
Sealing of the brick with a low lustre/luster seal, so as to prevent the dust that is associated with having exposed brick, from continuing to ruin your carpet, or apartment, prevent breathing...
Brick sealing part 3 Park Slope Brooklyn New York Handyman Insured
Sealing of the brick with a low lustre/luster seal, so as to prevent the dust that is associated with having exposed brick, from continuing to ruin your carpet, or apartment, prevent breathing...
Prewar Brownstone TV install Wire Conceal/hide wires Park Slope Brooklyn Insured Handyman
We we talk about or discuss running wires inside of the wall, we don't complain, we explain. It's easy or hard. It's a process. The more that's in our way inside of the wall, the longer...
Prewar Brownstone (2) TV install Wire Conceal/hide wires Park Slope Brooklyn Insured Handyman
We we talk about or discuss running wires inside of the wall, we don't complain, we explain. It's easy or hard. It's a process. The more that's in our way inside of the wall, the longer...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Carroll Gardens is a neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, USA. The area is named for Charles Carroll, a revolutionary war veteran who was also the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. Carroll Park is a block-long area of playgrounds, walkways and sitting areas between Court and Smith Streets, with Carroll Street as its southern boundary and President Street on the northern side.
Old Stone House (Brooklyn, New York)
The Old Stone House is a 1933 reconstruction—with some original materials—of the Vechte-Cortelyou House, which was destroyed in 1897. The house is located in JJ Byrne / Washington Park, Brooklyn, New York City, in the Park Slope neighborhood at Third Street between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue along where Gowanus Creek used to run. Today, the southeastern branch of the Gowanus Canal ends 1300 feet (400 m) west of the house, near Third Avenue between Third and Sixth streets.
Gowanus Canal
The Gowanus Canal, also known as the Gowanus Creek Canal, is a canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, geographically on the westernmost portion of Long Island. Connected to Gowanus Bay in Upper New York Bay, the canal borders the neighborhoods of Red Hook and South Brooklyn to the west and Park Slope to the east — as well as the neighborhoods of Red Hook to the north and Sunset Park to the south.
Washington Park (baseball)
This article is about the baseball stadiums in Brooklyn, New York. For the stadium in Indianapolis, see Washington Park (Indianapolis). For the stadium in Los Angeles, see Washington Park (Los Angeles). Washington Park was the name given to three major league Baseball parks on two different sites in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, located at 3rd St. and 4th Ave. The first two sites were diagonally opposite each other at that intersection.
Gowanus, Brooklyn
Gowanus is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. The Gowanus area has been an active center of industrial and shipping activity since the 1860s. It is zoned for light to mid-level manufacturing (M1, M2, and M3).
South Brooklyn
South Brooklyn is an historic term for a section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, encompassing areas of Cobble Hill, Red Hook, Gowanus, Park Slope, and Boerum Hill. Thus it is roughly encompassed by Brooklyn Community Board 6, which in turn approximates the southern half of the 18th century Town of Brooklyn. The IND Culver Line subway line serves South Brooklyn and was originally named the South Brooklyn Line on some official subway maps.
Union Street (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Union Street is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Union Street in Brooklyn, New York City, serving the communities of Park Slope, Gowanus and Carroll Gardens. It is served by the R train at all times except late nights, when the D and N assume local service along Fourth Avenue. This underground station, opened on September 13, 1915, has four tracks and two side platforms.
Carroll Street (IND Culver Line)
Carroll Street is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located in the neighborhood of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, at Carroll and Smith Streets. It is served by the F and G trains at all times. This underground station, opened on October 7, 1933, has four tracks and two side platforms. The two unused center express tracks are at a much lower level than the local tracks at the north end. They ramp up throughout the station to the same level by the southern end.
Seventh Avenue (IND Culver Line)
Seventh Avenue, occasionally referred to as Seventh Avenue – Park Slope, is an express station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway, located at Seventh Avenue and Ninth Street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is served by the F and G trains at all times. This station has two island platforms and four tracks, but only the outer two are normally in revenue service.
Prospect Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)
Prospect Avenue is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn of the New York City Subway. Located at Prospect Avenue and Fourth Avenue near the border of Sunset Park and Park Slope, it is served by the R train at all times except late nights, when the D and N assume local service along Fourth Avenue. This station has four tracks and two side platforms with a full curtain wall separating the local and express tracks.
Smith–Ninth Streets (IND Culver Line)
Smith–Ninth Streets is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. It is located over the Gowanus Canal between Smith and Ninth Streets in Gowanus, Brooklyn and is served by the F and G trains at all times. This elevated station, opened on October 7, 1933, has four tracks and two side platforms. The center express tracks are not used in revenue service. With an elevation of 87.5 feet, this station is the highest subway station in the world.
Fourth Avenue / Ninth Street (New York City Subway)
Fourth Avenue / Ninth Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated IND Culver Line and the underground BMT Fourth Avenue Line. It is located at the intersection of Ninth Street and Fourth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn and served by the: F and G trains at all times R train at all times except late nights D and N trains late nights
Proteus Gowanus
Proteus Gowanus is an interdisciplinary gallery and reading room founded in 2005 in Gowanus, Brooklyn. The gallery, which curates year-long theme-based shows, takes its name from shape-shifting Greek sea god Proteus and the nearby Gowanus Canal. In 2006, The Village Voice praised Proteus Gowanus in its annual "Best of NYC" issue, calling the gallery "[the the] best proof that the Gowanus Arts District may not be entirely a real estate fiction."
South Slope, Brooklyn
The South Slope, originally South Park Slope, is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, which is located between Sunset Park and Park Slope. Because there are no official borders to neighborhoods in New York City, definitions of the boundaries of the South Slope can differ significantly.
Parker Building, New York City
The Parker Building was a 12-story office and loft structure completed in 1900 at the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and 19th Street, in Manhattan (New York). The edifice occupied ground which was formerly the site of the Gettysburg Cyclorama structure.
The Gowanus Yacht Club
The Gowanus Yacht Club is a beer garden located in the Carroll Gardens region of Brooklyn, New York City,located on the corner of Smith Street and President Street.
Hellenic Classical Charter School
The Hellenic Classical Charter School is a Brooklyn, New York City Ethnic-culture based charter school that focuses on the "“classical study of the Greek and Latin languages, as well as history, art and other cultural studies. ” The modern Greek language is part of the curriculum. Funding from Greece directly pays the salaries of five teachers, a donation worth $275,000 in 2007, and a Greek minister of education helps develop curricula.
Union Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)
Union Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line and BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. The next stop to the north was Saint Marks Avenue. The next stop to the south was Third Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.
Third Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)
3rd Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line and BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The next stop to the north was Union Street. The next stop to the south was Ninth Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.
Ninth Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)
Ninth Street was a station on the demolished section of New York City Subway's BMT Fifth Avenue Line. Served by trains of the BMT Culver Line and BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The next stop to the north was Third Street. The next stop to the south was 16th Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.
16th Street (BMT Fifth Avenue Line)
16th Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It was served by trains of the BMT Culver Line and BMT Fifth Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The next stop to the north was Ninth Street. The next stop to the south was 20th Street. It closed on May 31, 1940.
Lone Star Cafe
The Lone Star Cafe was a cafe and club in New York City at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 13th Street, from 1976 to 1989. The Texas-themed cafe opened in February 1976 and became the premier country music venue in New York and booked big names and especially acts from Texas, like Asleep at the Wheel and Roy Orbison. Willie Nelson, Kinky Friedman, Roy Orbison, Delbert McClinton, Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm and Jerry Jeff Walker, were among Texas musicians who frequented the Lone Star Cafe.
Carroll Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Carroll Park Methodist Episcopal Church is a former Methodist church in Brooklyn, New York, formerly located at 295 Carroll Street, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City. The Victorian Gothic edifice was erected c.1890 and located within the Carroll Gardens historic district. It was reused as Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church, reflecting the large Scandinavian population in Brooklyn between the 1890s and 1949.
Aliento de vida
Aliento de Vida is a Hispanic Pentecostal church located in New York, United States. The current and founding pastors are Victor and Hattie Tiburcio. Today, Aliento de Vida is one of the biggest Hispanic churches in New York City.
Al-Madinah School (New York City)
Al-Madinah School is an Islamic school located in Brooklyn, NY. It serves its student from Pre-K to 12th grades.