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Bayonne council adopts redevelopment plan for Uptown synagogue site after public pleas to preserve building
Summary
The Bayonne Municipal Council voted Feb. 19 to adopt a redevelopment plan for property at 1012–1022 Avenue C after public testimony urging preservation of the historic Uptown Synagogue. A council member voted against final passage, citing lack of pre-meeting consultation with city staff.
The Bayonne Municipal Council on Feb. 19 adopted a redevelopment plan for property at 1012–1022 Avenue C (identified in the meeting materials as Block 6064, Lots 2 and 3), moving the application forward after a public hearing in which a longtime resident urged the city to preserve the building now referred to by speakers as the Uptown Synagogue.
The testimony that drew the most attention came from Renee Shero O'Leary, who said she grew up in Bayonne and described the building's role in the city's Jewish community. She told the council the original sanctuary was constructed in 1915 with a school built in 1928 and urged the council to consider options other than demolition, including adaptive reuse or at minimum a plaque to mark the site's history. "I came from Manhattan today to ask you to honor this piece of rich history of Bayonne," O'Leary said during the public comment period.
The council president and other…
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