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BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARKOWITZ HONORS BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC BUILDING RESTORATION

Photographs by Kathryn Kirk

In photo: Top row: BAM Chairman of the Board of Trustees Alan Fishman, City Council Speaker Gifford Miller, Borough President Marty Markowitz, BAM Director Emeritus Harvey Lichtenstein, President of Macro Consultants Michael Fromm, Community Board 2 Chairwoman Shirley McRae, Assistant Commissioner of State Parks Mary Ellen Kris, Michael Marisola of Grayhawk North America, Chairperson of New York State Council on the Arts Richard Schwartz, BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins, City Council Member Al Vann, BAM Executive Director Joseph Melillo, NYC Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate Levin. Bottom row: Richard Fischer, Jeanne Donovan Fischer, President of the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Norman Peck, Vice President of Contributions at Altria Corporate Services Jennifer Goodale, and City Council Member Letitia James.

On Sunday, October 24, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) President Karen Brooks Hopkins, Executive Producer Joseph V. Melillo, Director Emeritus Harvey Lichtenstein, and Richard B. Fischer and Jeanne Donovan Fischer and many others celebrated the completion of the restoration of BAM’s landmark auditorium’s facade.

“In addition to its beauty on the outside, the theater, dance, music and film that goes on inside BAM continues to blaze the trail for the artistic community in New York – and across America,” said Borough President Markowitz. “BAM represents everything that’s great about Brooklyn – one of the finest examples of 20th Century architecture, the openness to everyone from everywhere, the fact that we are the true creative community of this city – it’s all right here for all to see and enjoy.”

The auditorium, originally constructed in 1908, now functions as BAM’s main stage. The renovation project encompassed crucial repairs to the façade of the building, including: restoration of terra-cotta ornamentation; reconstruction of the parapet and cornice; replacement of cracked brickwork and lintels; addition of handicapped access; refurbishment of stained glass windows; cleaning of facade; enhancement of exterior lighting; and new signage.