City denies Gowanus’ Whole Foods permission to build on the banks of the waterfront

The New York City Board of Standard and Appeals wants to make sure that the environment surrounding the space is protected and denied the grant for construction on the waterfront on Tuesday, December 13th.
Brooklyn locals who are in favor of the development of the new Whole Foods store think that the access to organic food and other benefits that it would bring to Carroll Gardens and Park Slope outweighs the pollution factors