tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post4413972683914279912..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: St. Brigid's Saved!Jeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-41802675474236296682008-06-18T19:22:00.000-04:002008-06-18T19:22:00.000-04:00I'm just doing some research here in NYC to find t...I'm just doing some research here in NYC to find the school my great grandmother attended in 1885 called "St. Bridget's Academy" on 10th street. I think I found the church that goes with the school Any information or leads any of you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Does anyone know when the school was closed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-70153734002935235832008-05-21T23:47:00.000-04:002008-05-21T23:47:00.000-04:00I am so happy to hear this news! I used to live a...I am so happy to hear this news! I used to live and work in the East Village. I often walked by St. Brigid's, or sat on the steps eating my lunch and watching the passersby, comforted by the church's butter-yellow color, simplicity, and solidity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-50247004039492125942008-05-21T23:38:00.000-04:002008-05-21T23:38:00.000-04:00One more reason to love Matt Dillon.One more reason to love Matt Dillon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-61823416095755041482008-05-21T21:38:00.000-04:002008-05-21T21:38:00.000-04:00This is awesome news! But what I don't understand...This is awesome news! But what I don't understand about the Archdiocese closing and destroying these places is why?<BR/><BR/>I'm a Brooklyn Jew-boy, so correct me—and forgive me—if I'm wrong. But from my experience the main way the Catholic Church markets itself is simply by the existence of the physical churches. They are quite amazing pieces of architecture.<BR/><BR/>So if church attendance is down—again, correct me if I am wrong—then why get rid of a way to get people into the church?<BR/><BR/>Whatever. Nice to see not everything in the East Village is turning into an ATM kiosk or a Pinkberry?JakeGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133101465071716345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-59402514999023081902008-05-21T20:20:00.000-04:002008-05-21T20:20:00.000-04:00I am so thrilled. I went to the benefit at Webste...I am so thrilled. I went to the benefit at Webster Hall; the documentary shown was incredibly moving. Built by famine Irish, the church was filled with Gaelic iconography, which I hope is put back the way it was. Screw the penny pinchers of the NY Diocese!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-31786147849978833472008-05-21T18:44:00.000-04:002008-05-21T18:44:00.000-04:00This isn't Frank O'Hara, but in the musical "Mame"...This isn't Frank O'Hara, but in the musical "Mame", doesn't the nanny, Agnes Gooch, sing: "St. Brigid (Bridget?) Deliver Us From Beekman Place" at the show's beginning?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-89020058626069727962008-05-21T14:33:00.000-04:002008-05-21T14:33:00.000-04:00This is a wonderful day in the EV!This is a wonderful day in the EV!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-24439673000999844712008-05-21T14:30:00.000-04:002008-05-21T14:30:00.000-04:00yes--it's true--thank God!!God's law is stronger t...yes--it's true--thank God!!God's law is stronger than man's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-36423627014529264892008-05-21T13:43:00.000-04:002008-05-21T13:43:00.000-04:00Truly amazing. Have to give so much credit to the ...Truly amazing. Have to give so much credit to the Save St. Brigid's committee....without them, the church likely would have been torn down years back...Best news I've heard about the neighborhhod in a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com