40°40′31″N 73°59′28″W / 40.6753°N 73.9911°W
Outline of Gowanus showing its location in Brooklyn
Gowanus (/ɡəˈwɑːnəs/ gə-WAH-nəs) is a neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community District 6. Gowanus is bounded by Wyckoff Street on the north, Fourth Avenue on the east, the Gowanus Expressway to the south, and Bond Street to the west.[1]
- ^ Jackson, Kenneth T. (1998). Neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Yale University Press. p. 137.