A look back at sacred sites in peril pending Dyker church’s demo
St. Rosalia is not the only area church to face demolition.
In 2008, Bay Ridge’s beloved Green Church (aka, the Bay Ridge United Methodist Church) was razed by the congregation, which was poised to sell the site to a developer, after a long community struggle to retain the historic structure. Ultimately, the planned sale fell through and the city eventually purchased the property at Fourth and Ovington Avenues for a school.
Just four years later, in May, 2012, the Salam Arabic Lutheran Church, on Ovington Avenue between Third and Fourth, also was demolished by a developer. Housing was built on that site.