Our Lady of Loreto has been waiting for the wrecking ball. But for the moment, at least, she can breathe a little easier. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn's application for a permit to demolish the century-old church in the Ocean Hill section of Brownsville has been closed.

A staffer in the city Buildings Department's Brooklyn office shared this piece of news with Simeon Bankoff, executive director of the Historic Districts Council. "There is no active plan to demolish the church building that is pending before any city agency," Bankoff told Eye on Real Estate.

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