Bricks and Mortals co-founder Donna Schaper’s new book, Remove the Pews, has recently been published by Pilgrim Press! The book highlights the important relationships between our sacred spaces the communities that surround them.
Applications open now for Sustainable Solutions for Sacred Sites!
Your congregation can live another day to pray another way – restore and revive your sacred real estate, and continue to serve your community.
Action Guide: How to Save a House of Faith
The Manhattan Borough President’s Office and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service have written the Land Use & Zoning Action Guide for Religious Facilities.
Sanctuary for Immigrants: Hugely Symbolic, Rarely Used
Judson Memorial Church blends into its surroundings, but as soon as you approach, you realize this isn’t your average church.
Affordable Units Coming Up in Clinton Hill
Quinlan Development Group is bringing 138 mixed-income units to 230 Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill.
Uncovering the Socioeconomic Impact of FBOs
In a 2016 study from Georgetown University Professor Brian J. Grim and Melissa E. Grim from the Newseum Institute in Washington, DC presents quantitative estimates of the economic value that religious institutions add to U.S. society.
Bricks and Mortals 2021 Policy Platform
See our policy platform for the 2021 mayoral race here.
Hunter Studio Class Explores faith-based real estate in NYC
Bricks and Mortals partnered with students to produce a Faith in Place: A Study and Analysis of Faith-Based Organizations and Real Estate in New York City.
A 20-year-old college student in Texas is mapping every Manhattan address that used to be a synagogue
Shreeve has 1,016 former synagogues in her database and expects the project to wind up soon. She hopes to find records for the other boroughs, especially Brooklyn.
Bricks and Mortals Garners Strong Support from NYC Mayoral Candidates
New York City’s Houses of Worship are at a crossroads. Maintaining a brick-and-mortar presence in our city has always been an expensive proposition, especially for non-profit organizations like our Houses of Worship. This past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has added even greater headwinds to what is already a daunting challenge for our faith-based community. Faced […]