For New Yorkers/SDR  

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Heath. I'm in San Francisco -- a long bike ride away ?
Looks like a useful resource. Better than what I've got going now -- the funkiest little garage shop on the west coast !
Brooklyn has a lively art/craft scene going, I understand.

Looks like a cool place....th...
Looks like a cool place....that said, the Gowanus Canal is a nasty stinky mess. It is one of the most polluted waterways in the Country, I believe. It was, however, just designated as a Superfund sight....which apparently, is a bad thing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/opinion/lweb15gowanus.html