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The American Institute of Architects is looking to supplant the idea of replacing the Gowanus Expressway with a tunnel, and instead proposes a suspended highway and formation of a Gowanus Greenway. In 2006, the Dept. of Transportation gave a green light to a $12.8 billion proposal to build a 3.5 mile, seven lane tunnel underneath the Brooklyn Waterfront and then destroying the elevated highway. The plan for a Gowanus Tunnel appears to be in perpetual stall though, and would take approximately 15 years to finish.

COMEDY: This weekend marks the 9th Annual Del Close Marathon. Del Close, if you don't know by now, "was the driving force behind improvisational comedy in Chicago for over 30 years influencing Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Mike Myers, John Belushi, Chris Farley and the Upright Citizens Brigade to name a few." The annual weekend began after Del's passing in 1999.

Yesterday was the opening of an outdoor display of sculptures on Brooklyn's waterfront. The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) invited artists from around the world to contribute to a show called "Still Flying." It's BWAC's 25th anniversary outdoor sculpture show and a good number of works can be viewed while visiting Empire-Fulton Ferry and Brooklyn Bridge Parks. BWAC puts on four shows a year with the volunteer efforts of its members.

PARTY: Rated X returns, again. This time to a new venue, the old Misshapes HQ: Luke & Leroys. With an open vodka bar from 10 to 11pm to get your night started off right, we're assuming they still have the discounted drinks for those who de-pant.

Wow! Arnold Pouteau took this amazing shot of the Brooklyn Waterfront from the South Street Seaport-- and linked to this article explaining the HDR process. It's so cool! Kind of makes you want to buy Photoshop CS2, which supports the effect. Arnold's other photos are similarly impressive-- definitely check out his steam series.

If you like looking at pictures of filthy, disgusting subway stations and poo-covered streets, you're going to love the NYC tag in the Flickr Urban Decay Pool. Some favorites: LIC Chemical Factory, Brooklyn Waterfront, Coney Island. [Related: Flickr Entrance to Hell group, Entrances to Hell website, LTV Squad Locations.]

You can see more photos, schematics, and description of the park from Michael VanValkenburgh & Associates, the designers of the plan. And here's the official Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation website. Also, check out Philip Lopata's book, Waterfront, which looks at NY's waterfront identity.

For those of us living the "Gothamist" lifestyle, New York City can sometimes seem like a steady stream of fabulous nightclubs, swank cocktail lounges and ritzy restaurants. Sometimes, however, the Manhattan merry-go-round gets to be too much. At those dizzying moments, its time to seek refuge somewhere low-key, yet upbeat, low-maintenance, yet ever-so-slightly upscale. A tough order to fill. We know. But, thankfully, during those troubled times, Gothamist has The Waterfront Ale House to turn to - with not only one location, but two: the original in Brooklyn Heights and its spinoff in Kips Bay.

The Domino Sugar Plant in Williamsburg has been bought. The NY Times reports that developers have not disclosed what the plant will be, but notes that one of the partners, Isaac Katan, is a "Brooklyn developer who has helped gentrify Fourth Avenue in Park Slope", while the other partner, C.P.C. Resources, has experience in rehabilitation of older apartments. The article also notes that when the plant stopped sugar production (but remained open) last August, City Planning department had wanted to keep the plant for manufacturing, but things might have changed. Gothamist knows this much: The views from the plant would be really spectacular, whether residential or a commercial property...it would be cool to put a museum there, the way the Tate Modern, DIA Beacon and Mass MoCA are in old plants. But that doesn't do much to ensure blue collar jobs, so we'll be curious to see how planning officials and developers address the issue.