the house behind me is an old rectory which has been boarded up for a long time. Two weeks ago some workers showed up, climbed onto the roof and had at it with axes and sledgehammers. They yanked all the roofing material off and carted it away. There still appears to be roof timbers present but it’s totally open to the elements now. <\/p>\n
An old guy from the block said they told him they were ‘renovating’ the house, and that the house is ‘landmarked’. This seems highly unlikely since no houses in this area (Bushwick) are landmarked. <\/p>\n
It’s been two weeks since they did this and they haven’t been back. Is it possible they’re trying to accelerate the building’s demise? I don’t really have a dog in this hunt, but it seemed weird so I thought I would ask.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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