Banks of Gowanus Canal May Become Park; Greatest Apartment Growth Area in US is LIC; Churro Ice Cream Sandwiches iin Chelsea

There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately.

• 6sqft ⇒ More Apartments Have Been Built in Long Island City Than Any Other U.S. Neighborhood Since 2010
• Bedford + Bowery ⇒ What You Missed at Hanksy’s Surprise Art Show, ‘Market Surplus’
• Bklyner ⇒ Can a Superfund Site Be Transformed Into 'Nyc's Next Great Park'?
• Brooklyn Magazine ⇒ Gowanus Scores a Mexican Food Coup, With Taqueria El Atoradero
• Curbed NY ⇒ Say Goodbye to Brooklyn's Iconic Watchtower Sign
• DNAinfo New York ⇒ WATCH: Chuck Schumer Cuts a Rug Dancing at Prospect Park Gala
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The Iron Gate Club - 212 West 71st Street
• Guest of a Guest ⇒ Churro Ice Cream Sandwiches Are About to Blow Up Your Insta Feed
• Narratively ⇒ The Man Behind New York’s One-Stop Elopement Shop
• NextCity ⇒ In New York, a Neighborhood Makes a Pre-Gentrification Plan
• Street Art NYC ⇒ Faces in NYC Open Spaces, Part XIII: Toofly, David Choe, Cern, Tristan Eaton, See One & Victor Landeta Aka Aum
• StreetEasy Blog ⇒ NYC Budget Movers: Is Saving Money on Movers in NYC Worth It?
• The Infatuation ⇒ Where to Eat and Drink in Rockaway Beach - New York - the Infatuation
• Thirsty. ⇒ The Best Rooftops Bars in NYC
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Tickets Available for NYC Fourth of July Fireworks Cruise With Statue Cruises
• Welcome2TheBronx ⇒ WATCH: One of City’s Largest Green Roofs Opens in the Bronx