Former St. Brigid's School is On the Market as a Development Site

 

Photo by Stacy Joy, courtesy of EV Grieve

I was alerted to this development (no pun intended) by the ever-vigilant folks at EV Grieve.  The site is being pitched as a prime site for residential development.

Back in the day, 2008 to be exact, St. Brigid's Church and Parish were brought back to life with a $20,000,000 gift from an anonymous donor.  The parish was saved at the 11th hour shortly after a legal case regarding the rights of parishioners as members of a religious corporation had reached the docket at the New York State Court of Appeals.

At that time the donor pledged $10 million to restore the church building, $8 million to support St. Brigid's School and $2 million for the support of the parish.

Per the EV Grieve post, St. Brigid's school was abruptly closed in 2019.

Read all about the anonymous donation in this 2008 press release from the NY City Council: Anonymous Donation Saves Historic St. Brigid's Church