More efforts on preserving churches?
From the New York Sun
On Churches, Some See Increased Preservation Effort
BY GABRIELLE BIRKNER – Staff Reporter of the Sun
March 26, 2007
URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/51157
The city is stepping up its efforts to save houses of worship from the wrecking ball, some preservation advocates say, contending that recent decisions to landmark churches are emblematic of an increasingly aggressive approach. Other preservationists say these decisions are but a small distraction as developers clamor to scoop up historic churches across the city.
Following a number of recent high-profile church teardowns, the announcement that the century-old Bay Ridge United Methodist Church, a stately stone structure also known as the Green Church, would be sold, razed, and replaced with condominiums has set off a firestorm in the neighborhood.
Meanwhile, in Manhattan, some Upper West Side residents are trying to block a plan to tear down a portion of the 19th century West-Park Presbyterian so that luxury condominiums and below market-rate rentals could be built there.
On the other hand, some people have another perspective; Queens Crap: Now NYC wants to save churches?