Never understood the desire to canoe on the Gowanus. You're basically paddling on — and being exposed to — an open sewer. I live a block from the Canal and after seeing what the surface of that water looks like on many a morning I have zero need to prove my brooklyn cred by risking severe skin rashes or contact with carcinogenic waste.
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Never understood the desire to canoe on the Gowanus. You're basically paddling on — and being exposed to — an open sewer. I live a block from the Canal and after seeing what the surface of that water looks like on many a morning I have zero need to prove my brooklyn cred by risking severe skin rashes or contact with carcinogenic waste.