Steeples removed at Christ Church
Workers were busy on Wednesday easing down the damaged steeples and part of the bell tower of Christ Church-Cobble Hill as neighbors expressed their regret and wondered about the future of the landmark building.
Last Thursday night, the roof of the circa-1842 church was severely damaged as the result of a lightning strike. Department of Buildings spokesperson Ryan Fitzgibbon said that stones from the bell tower were knocked loose and collapsed onto scaffolding below, which in turn was dislodged and fell onto the street.
Richard Schwartz, a lawyer for the state Attorney General’s Office who lived nearby, was walking past the church and was killed as a result of the collapse.