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Queens Community Pushes for $6 Million to Restore St. Saviour’s Church

4/5/2026

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A Queens community seeks $6 million to restore St. Saviour’s Church, dismantled in 2008 for a warehouse and now disassembled in trailers at All Faiths Cemetery.
Councilman Phil Wong and community leaders are in discussions with city officials to secure reconstruction funding amid rival factions.
Past efforts to protect the church from demolition have failed.
The cemetery’s treasurer says it will accommodate rebuilding if financial support is provided.

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Story summary

A Queens community seeks $6 million to restore St. Saviour’s Church, dismantled in 2008 for a warehouse and now disassembled in trailers at All Faiths Cemetery.
Councilman Phil Wong and community leaders are in discussions with city officials to secure reconstruction funding amid rival factions.
Past efforts to protect the church from demolition have failed.
The cemetery’s treasurer says it will accommodate rebuilding if financial support is provided.