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Gowanus

Openings, events, places, and local updates from Gowanus.

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The Gowanus Canal, From Tidal Creek to Superfund CleanupNewsHow to follow environmental news in GowanusNewsA resident’s guide to Gowanus developmentNews
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Restaurants & cafés

Insarestaurant · Korean barbecue and private karaokeLiar Liarbar · Natural wine, cocktails and dinnerPrinciples GI Coffee Housecafe · Coffee shopShania's Max Betnightlife · Cocktail bar
What’s next

Upcoming events

Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival 2026Gowanus Open Studios 2026Brooklyn Org Changemakers Ball 2026
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Neighborhood guides

The Bell House Is a Gowanus Show Night With Rules Worth ReadingNightlifePick the Right First Class at Textile Arts CenterCultureKnow What a Changemakers Ball Ticket SupportsEventsPick a First Glass Class at Brooklyn GlassThings to DoPlan Insa as Dinner, Karaoke or BothFood + DrinkRoyal Palms Makes Shuffleboard a Real Night OutNightlife
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Gowanus stories

An empty Brooklyn warehouse performance room with stage lights, microphones and small tables before a show.
Nightlife

The Bell House Is a Gowanus Show Night With Rules Worth Reading

Original editorial scene of an instructor helping a beginner compare fabric samples in a bright textile studio
Culture

Pick the Right First Class at Textile Arts Center

Original editorial scene of guests gathering at a Brooklyn community fundraising celebration
Events

Know What a Changemakers Ball Ticket Supports

Original editorial illustration of a beginner and instructor safely shaping glowing glass in a Brooklyn studio
Things to Do

Pick a First Glass Class at Brooklyn Glass

Original editorial scene of friends sharing Korean barbecue before a private karaoke celebration
Food + Drink

Plan Insa as Dinner, Karaoke or Both

Original editorial scene of friends learning full-size floor shuffleboard in a colorful industrial recreation hall
Nightlife

Royal Palms Makes Shuffleboard a Real Night Out

Visitors meeting artists and browsing paintings, sculpture and ceramics inside connected Gowanus loft studios
Culture

Build a Route Through Gowanus Open Studios 2026

Independent science-fiction film fans gathering in a futuristic Brooklyn cinema lobby
Things to Do

Choose Your Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival Night

Original editorial image of adults learning safe woodworking in a bright Gowanus community shop
Things to Do

Your First Woodworking Class at Makeville

Original editorial image of life-jacketed community paddlers launching a canoe with a volunteer on the industrial Gowanus Canal
Things to Do

What It Takes to Canoe the Gowanus Canal

Original editorial image of visitors in the restored industrial lobby at Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus
Culture

Can You Visit Powerhouse Arts Without an Event Ticket?

Gowanus natural wine bar with curved booths, dinner plates and a vinyl DJ
Nightlife

Liar Liar Can Be One Glass or a Full Gowanus Dinner

A layered panorama of the Gowanus Canal with historic barges and brick industry meeting present-day cleanup equipment
News

The Gowanus Canal, From Tidal Creek to Superfund Cleanup

Leafy Gowanus courtyard spa with a cedar sauna, soaking tub, cold plunge, rain shower, towels, and tea
Things to Do

cityWell Brooklyn: A Gowanus Spa Guide

Community coffeehouse with pour-over service, communal tables, plants, and bicycles
Food + Drink

Principles GI Coffee House: A Gowanus Cafe Guide

Gowanus reuse warehouse with salvaged furniture, doors, lighting fixtures, lumber, and tile
Things to Do

Big Reuse Gowanus: Salvage and Home-Goods Guide

Good Time Pilates studio in Gowanus with reformer machines.
Things to Do

Good Time Pilates Expands to Gowanus

Interior of Shania's Max Bet bar with '80s decor and patrons.
Food + Drink

Shania's Max Bet: Gowanus' New Retro Cocktail Haven