Brooklyn Municipal Building
Building in Brooklyn, New York
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The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Municipal Building, also known as the Brooklyn Municipal Building, is a civic building at 210 Joralemon Street in the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood of New York City, built in 1924.[1] Designed by McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin,[2] it cost $5,800,000.[3] It contains a branch of the New York City Clerk's office (including a detail of the New York City Marriage Bureau)[4] and branch offices for the Departments of Buildings, Probation, Finance, and Environmental Protection.[5]
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| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Municipal Building | |
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 Interactive map of the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Municipal Building area | |
| Former names | Brooklyn Municipal Building |
| Etymology | Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Government (Municipal) |
| Location | Downtown Brooklyn, 210 Joralemon St, Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
| Coordinates | 40.6921°N 73.9905°W |
| Current tenants | |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Cost | $5,800,000 |
| Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin |
| Website | |
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In July 2012, the Landmark Preservation Commission approved an upgrade to the first few stories and add much commercial signage.[6] In 2016, renovation was done on two cellar levels and two floors.[7]
Renaming
In 2020, it was announced that the building would be renamed for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was born and raised in Brooklyn.[8] New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attributed this honor to the “great things on the world stage” this Brooklynite had done.[9]
On Monday March 15, 2021, the Brooklyn Municipal Building was renamed after United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a ceremony attended by Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and the family of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.[10] Borough President Adams first pitched the name change to the mayor in September 20, 2018, through a letter which cited Ginsburg's many connections to the borough.[11]
The building was officially renamed on March 15, 2021, in a ceremony that included the mayor, the Brooklyn borough president, and relatives of the late justice.[12]
