by Lore Croghan

Stop the wrecking ball. On Tuesday, state Assemblymember Latrice Walker called on Brooklyn's Catholic hierarchy to withdraw its demolition application for a historic church in the Ocean Hill section of Brownsville, Our Lady of Loreto. At a press conference outside the shuttered century-old church at 124 Sackman St., Walker (D-Brownsville) urged Catholic officials to work with the community and turn Our Lady of Loreto into a much-needed cultural center.

Assemblymember Latrice Walker, at the microphone, calls for a halt to Our Lady of Loreto's demolition.Assemblymember Latrice Walker, at the microphone, calls for a halt to Our Lady of Loreto's demolition. "Partner with our neighborhood," Walker said. "Let's invest in the people in this community as well as its infrastructure." Last week, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens CEO Msgr. Alfred LoPinto announced "there is no viable use for the structure" and it will be torn down "to provide housing for families in need."

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