Report from Saint Savior's – complete with confronting tree-killers and heart-rending pictures of a denuded landscape

Over 40 people showed up to an emergency press conference held at Saint Saviour’s Church in Maspeth to protest the destruction of dozens of mature and stately trees. Queens Crap has it all in living color – http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2007/07/residents-protest-rape-of-st-saviours.html, including a video of one of the tree-killers being confronted by protestors, followed by the police coming […]

Written by on Jul 16, 2007

Arborcide at St. Saviour's

Large, mature trees more than a hundred years old are being cut down at Saint Saviour’s.See http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2007/07/parkside-pinky-urge-violation-of.html for horrifying photos of this massacre.The whole situation has gone over-the-top. The local Council member, Dennis Gallagher, who is currently being investigated by the police on charges of sexual assault, allegedly gave the developer permission to cut down […]

Written by on Jul 12, 2007

Looking to Save Something of the Green Church

Memories of the Green Church – Activists record recollections 07/08/2007By Helen Klein Even as the struggle continues to preserve Bay Ridge’s beloved Green Church, a group of committed activists is reaching out into the community asking area residents for memories of the building, which many consider to be one of the premier landmarks of the […]

Written by on Jul 9, 2007

Following up on Sunday's Rally for St. Saviour's

Endangered church looks for new lifeBy Kate PastorSpecial to amNewYork July 3, 2007The endangered St. Saviour’s Church in Queens is not only a bridge to the mid-19th century, but the land around it also could catapult Maspeth toward New York’s greener future, advocates of saving the building and its grounds say. Some community members want […]

Written by on Jul 3, 2007

Francis Morrone on the Glories of Bushwick

From the New York Sun, Francis Morrone on the glories of Bushwick, including one of HDC’s “Unprotected and Under Consideration” – St. Barbara’s. Up From the Flames in BushwickAbroad in New YorkBY FRANCIS MORRONEJune 21, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/56998 New Yorkers of a certain age remember when “Bushwick” evoked visions of urban doom. In the 1970s, the […]

Written by on Jun 22, 2007

Update on GTS (that's General Theological Seminary in case you forgot)

From the Villager (where else?): Height’s O.K., but seminary opponents say glass is vanityBy Albert Amateau Chelsea residents who came to look at the General Theological Seminary’s revised plans for its new buildings on May 17 were predictably grateful that the proposed residential project and library on Ninth Ave. has been reduced to the 75-foot […]

Written by on May 29, 2007

Green Church Update

United Methodist Church Fight ContinuesFrom the Brooklyn Daily EagleHundreds of letters and signatures have been sent to the LPC requesting that the Church be landmarked. Still, the economics of the situation look dire.

Written by on May 21, 2007

St. Saviour's of the Future? What the Site Could Be…

From the Juniper Park Civic Association St. Saviour’s plans unveiled by Christina Wilkinson The St. Saviour’s Parsonage is an architectural gem all its own. The JPCA has unveiled an architectural rendering of what the St. Saviour’s Church and Parsonage will look like after both they and the historic grounds upon which they sit are saved […]

Written by on Apr 30, 2007

Committee to Save the Bay Ridge United Methodist Church Established

CONTACT:Kathleen [email protected] Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, April 17, 2007. – The Committee to Save the Bay Ridge United Methodist Church was established this week by concerned residents determined to keep this local landmark from being demolished. Meetings in recent weeks, between community and church leaders, reached a stalemate with the congregation indicating its intention […]

Written by on Apr 18, 2007