A reader sent in the above photo of the damage caused by lightning at Cobble Hill’s Christ Church last week. She notes: “The church is basically unusable. There is a huge hole in the roof and one of the stained glass windows was destroyed. The preschool has ‘VACATE’ notices on the doors.” Cobble Hill Blog reported over the weekend that Clinton Street from Degraw Street to Kane Street and Kane Street from Strong Place to Court Street are closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic until at least Thursday due to the unstable building. The lightning also caused some of the church scaffolding to collapse, killing 61-year-old resident and Assistant Attorney General Richard Schwartz. NY1 reporter Vivan Lee was also attacked (but not hurt) when reporting on the story last week. Sad news all around.
Clinton and Kane Streets Closed Because of “Unstable” Christ Church [Cobble Hill Blog]
Lightning Hit Brooklyn Last Night, Caused One Fatality [Brownstoner]


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