Heights Senior Center Named After Bishop DiMarzio
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens renamed the Pierrepont Residence for the Elderly, 55 Pierrepont St. in Brooklyn Heights, in honor of former Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio on Thursday, Feb. 10.
Now named the Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio Residence, the facility was developed by the Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Development Corporation in 1979. It is one of the agency’s 23 affordable housing buildings for low-income seniors throughout Brooklyn and Queens.
The facility was renamed to show gratitude for DiMarzio’s support of its pro-grams and services. As the seventh Roman Catholic bishop of Brooklyn, he was an outspoken advocate for the poor, immigrants, seniors and affordable housing.