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Red Hook angler defies Gowanus warning to keep fishing
In South Brooklyn locals debate fishing near Columbia Street Pier as EPA warns that Gowanus Canal pollution risks persist. Robby Giordano, a bait shop bartender turned fisherman, continues casting while DOH and EPA advise limited or no fish consumption from Upper Bay areas due to PCBs and dioxin.
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Gowanus Canal
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Columbia Street Pier
Atlantic
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Robby Giordano
Robby
New York
Brian Carr
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Battery Park