LCBG’s Field Trip to a Green (Brown) Stone

Carroll Street Station Image, Taken From Brooklyn Theory

Through the sweltering heat, the female members of the Living City Brooklyn team embarked on a journey to 22 2nd Street in Carroll Gardens. When we approached the brownstone the construction and NY Department of Buildings signage that was plastered on the front door made us realize we were in the right place. We received a warm greeting from the Eco Brooklyn team and Read More

A Brief History of 14th & U

Dianna Ross

Living City D.C. 14th & U comprises two blocks made up of new development, older affordable housing structures, a large District of Columbia municipal government building, a dozen restaurants and night clubs, and a historic but diminished African American middle class neighborhood. The project footprint includes the areas between 13th and 15th streets and U and V. According to Washington’s U Street: A Biography by Blair Ruble, U Street was once Read More

Preparing for the Community Innovation Workshop

By: Victoria Vele, Social Media and Water Research Intern

As June presses on, the Living City Brooklyn Gowanus team is working tirelessly on the Community Innovation Workshop. This workshop will be taking place June 22nd and 23rd at the Gowanus Studio Space. As an introduction to the neighborhood, Living City Brooklyn Gowanus will be facilitating a two-day event – exploring topics that the community finds important to address. In the weeks approaching our first workshop, we Read More