Elizabeth Street Garden Saga, Man Killed In BK, Churches Vandalized: NYC Morning Brief

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Eric Adams looks to save Elizabeth Street Garden by making it an official park, and police are searching for a suspect who allegedly vandalized three New York City churches in an apparent hate crime.

Here are the other headlines around New York City to start your day.

Elizabeth Street Garden Designated As City Parkland

In an effort to save the Elizabeth Street Garden in Nolita, Mayor Eric Adams has designated it as city parkland before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani takes over — who had previously said he would want to build senior affordable housing at the site.

The new development was disclosed in a Nov. 3 letter from Department of Citywide Administrative Services Commissioner Louis Molina.

Read more here: Mayor Adams Aims To Make Elizabeth Street Garden An Official NYC Park

Man Vandalized 3 NYC Churches In Apparent Hate Crime

A suspect allegedly vandalized three New York City churches in an apparent hate crime last month.

The three churches in Queens were all vandalized on Oct. 5. beginning at 1:40 a.m. and lasting about 20 minutes, police said.

Surveillance images were released on Wednesday.

Read more here: Suspect Sought For Vandalizing 3 NYC Churches In Apparent Hate Crime

Building Super Killed During Fight With Man Accused Of Stealing Packages

A 41-year-old building superintendent was killed during a dispute with a man accused of stealing packages out of a Brooklyn building.

The incident happened at a building on Ocean Avenue in Ditmas Park around 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

Read more here: NYC Building Super Killed During Fight With Man Trying To Steal Packages

Firefighter Patrick Brady's Funeral And Wake Planned For This Week

New York City will give a hero’s farewell this week to fallen FDNY firefighter Patrick Brady.

Brady, a 42-year-old married FDNY veteran who died in the line of duty last Saturday after suffering a heart attack while battling a rooftop blaze on a six-story Kings Highway apartment building near E. 94th Street in Brownsville, will be honored at a wake in Brooklyn on Friday.

Read more here: NYC To Mourn 'Dedicated' Fallen Firefighter Patrick Brady At Funeral And Wake