Brooklyn Municipal Building

The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Municipal Building (previously the Brooklyn Municipal Building) was built in 1924.[1] Designed by McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin,[2] the construction cost $5,800,000.[3] It is located at 210 Joralemon Street. 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] 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]

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Municipal Building
Former namesBrooklyn Municipal Building
EtymologyRuth Bader Ginsburg
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeGovernment (Municipal)
LocationDowntown Brooklyn
Address210 Joralemon St
Town or cityBrooklyn, New York City
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.6921°N 73.9905°W / 40.6921; -73.9905
Current tenants
Opened1924
Cost$5,800,000
Design and construction
Architecture firmMcKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin
Website
www1.nyc.gov/site/dcas/business/dcasmanagedbuildings/brooklyn-municipal-building.page

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 a September 20th, 2018 letter which cited Ginsburg's many connections to the borough.[11]

The building was officially renamed on Monday March 15, 2021 in a ceremony that included the mayor, the Brooklyn borough president, and relatives of the late justice. [12]

References
  1. "Mayor: Brooklyn Municipal Building Will be Named After RBG". www.ny1.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  2. Morris), Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose (2014-05-28). "Building of the Day: 210 Joralemon Street". Brownstoner. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  3. "The City Record" (PDF). cityrecord.engineering.nyu.edu.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Marriage Bureau". www.cityclerk.nyc.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-06-12.
  5. "Brooklyn Municipal Building - Department of Citywide Administrative Services". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  6. Staff, Curbed (2012-07-17). "Brooklyn Municipal Building Makeover Approved by Landmarks". Curbed NY. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  7. "210 Joralemon Street". Architizer. 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  8. Gross, Elana Lyn. "New York City Will Rename Brooklyn Municipal Building After Ruth Bader Ginsburg". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  9. "Brooklyn Municipal Building To Be Renamed For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg". 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  10. Duggan, Kevin. "Brooklyn municipal building renamed after Ruth Bader Ginsburg | amNewYork". amNewYork. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  11. Cuba, Julianne. "Quest for Ruth: Beep wants Downtown building named for Justice Ginsburg • Brooklyn Paper". www.brooklynpaper.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  12. "Brooklyn Municipal Building officially named after Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg". Brooklyn Eagle. March 16, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
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