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The heavily polluted Gowanus Canal on March 2, 2010 in Brooklyn. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Reports: City Planning Commission Approves Gowanus Housing Development

The City Planning Commission has given the go-ahead to a plan to build a rental development on the shores of the highly polluted Gowanus Canal, according to published reports.

2013/03/18

(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Council OKs New Neighbor For Empire State Bldg

On Wednesday the New York City Council approved zoning and land use changes that will pave the way for a new 67-story tower at 15 Penn Plaza two blocks west of the 102-story Empire State landmark.

2010/08/25

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