Gothamist: Luxury Condo Evicts 211 Deceased Residents

sonyactivision

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:03:28 -0500

At the WTC site, the discovery of a partial bone fragment leads to endless shutdowns and excavations; at this site, 211 fully intact skeletons get thrown into the waste receptacle along with some old pews and other such religious detritus. Not all the dead are the same, so here's the pecking order: 1: WTC 9-11 victims. 2: Mafia celebrities. 3: Presumed slaves. 4: Regular celebrities. 5: Ed Koch. 6: Hedge fund managers. 7: Waiting list hopefuls. 8: You and I. 9: Creedmoor "accidents". 10: Anyone in the way of a luxury condo.

BewareBadRobots

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:39:24 -0500

Im a ghost. Im all for this new luxury condo.

Snoopy

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:44:39 -0500

Let this be a lesson to all those rent stabilized and rent contol renters. If you are a deadbeat you will be removed.

Kevin Walsh

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:23:55 -0500

As Popeye said, ghosks is the bunk. The building should remain there; we know that whatever Fedders excrescence featuring concrete lawns, exposed gas meters, and rusting fire escapes they put there will never match the 1890-era craftsmanship it will replace. It's a heartbreaking loss, really bad. www.forgotten-ny.com

Ronkonkoma Ondinnonk

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:20:09 -0500

LOL petebfd!

just_saying

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:59:13 -0500

From a local: http://leftinbayridge.blogspot.com/

loganmo

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:59:04 -0500

God is in his holy temple...

jaycjay

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:25:13 -0500

"Did they really move the bodies? Or did they LEAVE THE BODIES AND ONLY MOVE THE HEADSTONES?!" The bodies were in a crypt, not a graveyard as the Gothamist piece says... which means it's unlikely that there were headstones. And they were moved to that crypt in 1899 "without individually identifying each corpse," which would make it even less likely.

justpat

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:09:42 -0500

Did they really move the bodies? Or did they LEAVE THE BODIES AND ONLY MOVE THE HEADSTONES?!

jaycjay

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:55:22 -0500

I can understand the people who want to preserve the church building seizing upon this to help their cause, but it's a little silly considering this from the Post article: "It was the second time they had been moved. The congregation dates back to 1830 to earlier Bay Ridge locations, and the remains were moved to the existing church site when it opened in 1899 - but without individually identifying each corpse." So why is this move more of a desecration that one, which the church itself did? By the way, the congregation now numbers about 40; they've decided to sell the current church building and move a smaller one nearby.

robingee

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:45:17 -0500

#1 - No one REALLY thinks it will be haunted. Pretty sure that's a jokey joke.

jaja007

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:45:15 -0500

Does Fresh Direct deliver to haunted buildings? I know they are very discerning..

gossipgirl

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:12:28 -0500

I have a hunch Charles Widmore is behind this.

timmmyk

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:01:58 -0500

I'll send the guys from "Ghosthunters" an email in advance cuz there will be some really bad vibes coming from this place for sure.

skowen

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:00:40 -0500

Yeah, Glenwood - Bay Ridge & 268th St are certainly Luxury neighboorhoods. Moron.

JacqueMehoff

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:54:52 -0500

Why tear down the 109 year old church?

GlenwoodLux

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:51:04 -0500

Luxury New York City real estate is hard to come by.. that's just the facts! When live folks need space, I guess then, the dead folks have got to go. AS they say, the sqeeky wheel gets the grease..and cemetaries have always been very quiet as a whole.

edEx

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:45:54 -0500

i forsee a certain crane collapse and other accidents. haunted?

CatchThePhoenix

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:43:07 -0500

What bothers me most is the hideous thought of a graceful and charming old church sitting next to egregious apartment complexes. Good God Almighty.

petebfd

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:39:38 -0500

ooooh, i hope their philippe starck showers rain blood! that'll teach those yuppie punks!

skowen

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:38:48 -0500

Is there anything developers wouldn't do to make a dollar?

HowBoutDemCowboys

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:36:09 -0500

Certain to be haunted? What kind of superstitious nonsense is that? There's a HUGE difference between honoring the dead and being scared of them.