The so-called Sponge Park along the banks of the putrid Gowanus Canal is finally becoming a reality — for a few feet, at least. The $1.5-million park will be installed at the foot of Second Street, ...

Sponge Park continues to soak up the green. City Councilmember David Yassky this week announced the allocation of $638,000 in capital funds toward construction of the park, where shrubs and assorted ...

The park will contain pedestrian walkways along with absorptive plants. Source: dlandstudio. Nonetheless, the city is still taking its own measures to transform the Gowanus. While the initial plan was ...

The Gowanus Canal is getting a Sponge Park, which sounds positively charming until you consider what a sponge actually does: In this case, its job will be to absorb the multivariate horrors that would ...