Gowanus Canal Boasts World's Most Punk-Rock Seal.

Shortly after it surfaced, the seal clambered out of the water and made its way over broken asphalt and glass. Mr. Quadrozzi said he could tell the seal was hurt. Blood was smeared across the seal's muzzle, and it lay on its side in the snow, with steam streaming off its skin. It munched a little snow and languidly waved a flipper that was tattooed with lesions.

Local restauranteurs show their boro pride by taking to our Straight-Outta-Red-Hook pinniped pal:

Theo Christodoulides, who operates the nearby Court Cafe, wants to post a picture of the seal on his restaurant's walls, and he is planning a seafood special featuring "whatever the seal would eat" named after the seal.

Excellent: the Famous Gowanus Seal Salad: tossed whole capelin, Artic cod, sand lance, and herring, served on a bed of ice. Comes with your choice of 70 different kind of invertebrates.