(New York Jewish Week) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday she has intervened to prevent the destruction of a nearly century-old synagogue in Brooklyn.
Officially known as Congregation Chaim Albert but known colloquially as the Kingsbrook Synagogue, the synagogue was part of a Jewish hospital founded in 1928 in response to antisemitism in nearby hospitals and to meet the needs of local Jewish patients. For nearly 100 years, the synagogue has served Jewish hospital patrons and residents in the surrounding neighborhood of East Flatbush and Crown Heights.
But in 2023, plans for a state-funded development project called for the demolition of the synagogue’s building. The synagogue filed a lawsuit against its hospital owners, One Brooklyn Health, in June 2025…