No, this isn't Ripley's Believe it or Not.
It's history, straight from the journal of our beloved Jasper Dankaertes. Dankaertes describes eating a scrumptious pailful of the monstrous crustaceans which were caught in the Gowanus. That's right: the Gowanus.
While you native New Yorkers may be shocked and somewhat nauseated at the idea of eating anything out of the Gowanus, keep in mind that the year is 1679. This is way before the industrial waste, auspicious articles of clothing, miscellaneous garbage, and other unsavory objects have promulgated our much-adored canal. In fact, Dankaertes preferred the Gowanus oysters to almost any other oysters he had tried on his voyage to the New World.
Believe it!
*Editor's note: searching the Gowanus for foot-long oysters may be hazardous to your health.
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