Interesting places in Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly):

911 Emergency Telephone Center, NYPD Police Facility		Dibner Library
FDNY Headquarters		New York City College of Technology
Othmer Residence Hall		Klitgord Auditorium of New York City College of Technology
George Westinghouse High School

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First Free Congregational Church
Made by Emilio Guerra
Downtown Brooklyn The First Free Congregational Church, more commonly known as the Bridge Street Church, is a fine and rare example of a vernacular Greek Revival building of the mid-nineteeth century. This style reached the height of its popularity in the 1830s and 1840s but few non-residential buildings of this period remain in Brooklyn. When the Bridge Street Church was constructed fn 1846-47 ' its simple rectangular shape and temple front were still considered ideal architectural forms for a religious structure. The straightforward shape of this brick and wood building, and the lack of applied ornament indicate its modest beginnings and have helped adapt the building to the varied uses it has had since it served a religious congregation. The land in this part of Brooklyn was originally part of the estate of Dr. John Ouffield. It was surveyed and divided into lots in 1829- The three lots on which the church stands were owned by Samuel Willoughby when they were purchased by the First Free Congregational Church in 1846. This congregation was organized in 1841 as the First Free Presbyterian Church and it occupied a building at Lawrence and Tillary Streets in Brooklyn. After four years of existence, and with a membership of 150 people, this group decided to change its affiliation to Congregational. Thus in 1845 they became the First Free Congregational Church and the second of that denomination in Brooklyn. The Free in the name refers to the Church's policy of not charging a rental fee for its seats, a common practice in other churches at the time. Under the leadership of their first minister Rev. Isaac N. Sprague, the building on Bridge Street was constructed, at a cost of $14,000. Original plans called for a tower modelled after the Monument of Lysicrates in Athens to be placed on the ridge of the roof, but this was never carried out. Internal disputes forced the congregation to disband within a fairly short time. By 1854, the building was turned over to six trustees of the church for the purpose of selling it and paying off all debts. Shortly thereafter, it was bought by the Af ri can Wes leyan Method i st Church. This congregation prospered and remained in the building for eighty-four years. The A.W.M.E. Church had its beginnings in the eighteenth century when Thomas Webb, a Wes 1 eyan captain in the British Army,travel led from Manhattan to Brooklyn to preach to a small group of followers in open air services. His ministry was carried on by Woolman Hickson later in the century. By 1794, his followers constructed a church in Brooklyn. The congregation, composed of whites, free Negroes, and ex-slaves,became known as the Sands Street Methodist Church. The white people in the congregation harassed the Negroes, requiring them to sit in the crowded gallery and then demanding $10.00 payment for the seats. The blacks withdrew in a body and incorporated in 1818 as the African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church of Brooklyn. Their first building was on Hiqh Street, between Bridge and Jay Streets. The congregation grew and they acquired this building on Bridge Street in 1854, purchasing it from the hirst Congregational Church for $12,500. By this time membership had reached 292. The A.W.M.E. Church is the oldest black congregation in Brooklyn and played an important and active role in the anti-slavery movement. Many escaping slaves were housed in the basement of this building as they made their way northward to freedom. A fire burned part of the building in I885 but the damage seems to have been limited to the inside. It was repaired and furnishings replaced within months.4 The A.W.M.E. Congregation remained in the building until 19^8. Then the church followed most of its members who had moved to the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. The building was sold to another religious organization, the Gospel Temple Church of God in Christ. This group held the building for almost two years, until the end of 1949- For the following five years, the building was owned by a businessman and its use as a church was at an end. The area of Brooklyn where it was located had become commercial rather than residential, and the building was coverted for industrial use. From 1955 until 1968, it housed classrooms and office space for the Institute of Design and Construction, a school devoted to the building trades. In 1968, it was taken over by the Polytechnic Institute of New York, the present owners of the building. Some exterior changes were made to adhere to building codes, but the majority of work took place on the interior. The result is that the building appears today much as it did when it was constructed in the mid-nineteenth century. This building's debt to the Greek Revival style can be seen in the two fluted wooden columns and the low-pitched, full-width pediment in front. The Greek Revival had been a very popular style in the early 1800s and the temple front was considered quite fitting for a religious structure. One of the many churches built in this manner was the Sands Street Methodist Episcopal Church from which the A.W.M.E. Church earned Despite the widespread use of this style in the nineteenth century, very few of these churches remain today, especially in this downtown area of Brooklyn. One of the best known architects of the period, Minard Lafever, was building simple Greek Revival, temple-fronted churches in Manhattan around the time the Bridge Street Church was being constructed in Brooklyn. In addition to, and perhaps more important than his actual buildings, Lafever published pattern books which were extremely popular throughout the country and contributed immeasurably to the spread of this style of building. Mariners' Temple of 1842 and St. James Church of 1837 have been attributed to Lafever. They are both in the distyle-in-antis temple form. This type of church facade, with a recessed porch between two enclosed areas, creating a five-part composition, became almost standard after the building of the Carmine Street Church by Town & Davis.'' There were a number of English precedents for this type of configuration which were familiar to American architects of the period. These included Albion Catholic Chapel by William Jay (1817) and St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church by John Newman (1817)» both in London.- While the architect of the Bridge Street Church is not known, it is obvious that he was familiar with current trends in church building, since this structure was originally constructed in a similar distyle-in-antis form. There was a recessed portico behind the two front columns, with a single pair of double doors serving as an entrance into the church. During a remodelling early in the twentieth century, this entire area was filled in. Three pairs of double doors were placed between the columns and the area above the doors was filled with ornamental stained glass. These doors were originally of wood, with their own glass panels in the top half. In the most recent renovation, these doors were replaced with steel doors and the windows changed to plain glass. On each side of this central area are wall surfaces flanked by coupled antae. Between each pair of pilasters is a large, double-height window surrounded by heavy wood moldings and topped by a shallow pediment. These pediments rest on console brackets while modi 11 ions support the sills beneath the windows. The pediments and the console brackets seem to be an attempt by the builder of this church to show his awareness of the latest building styles. The Italianate style, from which these elements derive, was just gaining in popularity during the 1840s in Brooklyn. By adding these elements to an otherwise fairly conservative building he was making it more modern and up-to-date. Originally, the large windows would have contained small panes of clear glass. At some point, probably late in the nineteenth century, the windows were replaced with decorative stained glass. The top sash of each of these two windows contains the only stained glass remaining at the present time. The columns and pilasters of the front facade support an extremely simple entablature. It has a tripartite architrave and a plain frieze while the pediment above it is also undecorated. Early pictures of the church indicate simple wooden moldings on the cornices. These cornices are now covered by flat sheet metal painted white to match the rest of the front facade. The building is a simple rectangle in shape and each side is four bays wide. Originally there was a single, double-height window in each bay to light the large sanctuary and gallery which filled the interior of the building. Presently there are two windows in each bay, indicating two distinct stories above the basement. The stone sills of the lower window match the stone lintels of the upper windows and the brickwork of the spandrels between the stories shows an obvious difference from the rest of facade. These windows again are a modern alteration, dating from sometime after the building ceased functioning as a church. The only decorative element on the sides Is a simple projecting string course which extends just above the top window lintels, carrying through the height of the architrave in front. The flight of steps which leads up to the front of the church is a modern metal replacement for the original stairs which had heavy stone balustrades in an Italianate manner flanking them, rather than the poured concrete railings which exist today. A straight, modern iron fence encloses the property at the lot line. Connecting the sides of the building to this fence are two sections of original iron railings. Their Greek Revival design, composed of Greek frets along the top and circles inscribed with a geometric motif on the bottom, suggest the early date of these fences. The continued existence of this handsome Greek Revival building so near downtown Brooklyn is unusual. Its fine proportions and simple, clear details are a tribute to the anonymous architect/builder who designed it. That he was indebted to the popular pattern books and surrounding buildings of the period is clear. Not content with staying in the accepted Greek Revival style for a religious edifice, he embellished the building with elements from the newly-popular Italianate vocabulary. The result is a pleasing and dignified building which for many years housed the African Weslyan Methodist Episcopal Church, Brooklyn's oldest black congregation. Since 1948, the building has been compatibly adapted to numerous other uses. - From the 1981 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report


Debate: Can Gamification Advance to the Next Level?
Made by NYC Media Lab
A lively debate on the question: Is gamification a useful and important application of the power of games? NYC Media Lab gathered some of the most influential game designers in New York City to discuss the way game mechanics have quickly gained prominence as one of the latest strategies for businesses to engage with consumers. While gamification intrigues marketers and content providers alike, it’s generated a backlash among many game developers who feel that these efforts are misguided. Led by Wade Tinney, who heads the New York chapter of the International Game Developers Association, this thought-provoking debate analyzed the role of gaming in business applications through case studies, expert opinions, and audience participation. The panel was held at the NYU-Poly campus, with a reception following in the Game Innovation Lab. Approximately 80 guests attended the debate.


Katherine and Dante
Made by OmegaMoth
Engagement Shots of Katherine and Dante. Walking in Brooklyn I noticed this art gallery that had fantastic blue lights outside and then fantastic red lights inside-I thought it would make for a fun artsy photo project. I didn't want to make these too serious-these were more for my pleasure and to let Katherine and Dante relax a bit before we did a more serious photoshoot. I liked the very high contrast and sort of washed out blue. Somethting different and fun. I will have to say-while I was setting up and taking some photos the owners of the art gallery came back and were super nice about letting us take photos here. They showed us that they could change the lights and asked if there was a particular color I would rather have. Wonderful people with really cute pugs :D btws-absolutely no editing was done for any of these photos.


r33s3_878
Made by New York Transit Museum
Object ID: R33S3_878 Description: Survey photograph taken during the construction of the BMT Broadway Subway Line on Myrtle Avenue facing toward Bridge Street. The Myrtle Avenue Elevated Bridge Street Station can be seen in the photograph. Date: September 19, 1915 The Transit Museum charges fees for the use of items from its historical collections. These fees help to defray the costs of preserving and cataloging our materials so that research access may be expanded. If you are interested in licensing for commercial use, please contact our archivist at carey.stumm@nyct.com for more information.


Brooklyn Alligator
Made by gsp100677
Remember the old 80s urban legends about alligators in the sewers, that New Yorkers had bought as babies as exotic pets, & then flushed down the toilets when they started to get a bit bigger? I came across this accidentally when working one weekend at the Metrotech Center in Brooklyn, New York way back in 2006 (3 years ago, almost to the day actually)...so I grabbed my mobile & took the photo, and forgot about it until recently. I love the detail of the suit & shirt cuffs on the alligator :D Taken with a Sony Ericsson W800i.


Starbucks invasion...
Made by Chiubacca.
Another Starbucks!!! When I first started going to City Tech I used to pass by here all the time and that place used to be a Poly Tech book store of some kind and now its ANOTHER STARBUCKS!!! Ive heard horrible things about this one from people who have gone there, mostly about its terrible service yet people still go there. First really hot day of the summer not a great time for regular coffee anyway. Im generally not a coffee drinker but for those hot summer days I do enjoy a nice cup of ice coffee


lunchtime, downtown brooklyn
Made by Eisenvater
when i first walked around metrotech commons, i was unimpressed. but it's a fine example of well-used public space, with a clean layout, lots of shady places to sit, public art (blended in really well), and free concerts. the radiators played this lunchtime show sponsored by bam.


Katherine and Dante
Made by OmegaMoth
I really like this one just because Katherine is out of frame-but you can still see her arm. It reminds me a bit of Big Band and Swing lol. I also like that Dante is anticipating Katherine to come into his arms. Again-artsy.


HDR: Metro Tech Brooklyn, NY
Made by Chiubacca.
I dont care too much for this shot but Im going to share it anyway. Im going to wait for a partly cloudy day and then take the shot again but this time with the street in the picture.


child, woman and man
Made by threecee
Meshell Ndegeocello Concert 2008 BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival MetroTech Downtown Brooklyn, New York


Bruce and Marty staredown
Made by threecee
Forest City Ratner President and CEO Bruce Ratner and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz 2007 MetroTech Christmas Tree Lighting November 28, 2007 Brooklyn, New York


Katherine and Dante
Made by OmegaMoth
My favorite out of all of these-it was a very quick loving embrace that I manage to capture-neither Katherine and Dante had any idea I was taking photos of them.


Screw The Poor!
Made by hardkorman
Screw 'em to hell! This is from the Metrotech center in Downtown Brooklyn, this artist has a lot of stuff at the 8th Ave/14th Street Subway station, too.


Metrotech wire
Made by NYCYogini
read more about Downtown Brooklyn and Beyond, read more at www.flatbushriviera.com/



Made by dantekgeek
Cleanup on Metrotech plaza started almost as soon as the winds died down on Sunday morning. A lone tree was damaged on Myrtle Promenade


"I, Bruce Ratner, do solemnly swear..."
Made by threecee
Forest City Ratner President and CEO Bruce Ratner 2007 MetroTech Christmas Tree Lighting November 28, 2007 Brooklyn, New York


insert social commentary here
Made by ./Eli
Large on Black yo lo recomiendo


Marty, speechless?
Made by threecee
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz 2007 MetroTech Christmas Tree Lighting November 28, 2007 Brooklyn, New York


Getting darker
Made by zevmo
@ MetroTech Commons 4sq.com/ono4I4 (posted via FlickSquare)


Subway_1_tonemapped
Made by YuanH
Shot I took on Pacific Street, noise can't be reduced but looks decent when down sampled properly