NYC approves replacement for ‘Watchtower’ sign in Brooklyn Heights

A New York City appeals board has given the green light for a new sign to replace the former Watchtower sign on the Brooklyn waterfront. The Department of Buildings had earlier advised the new owners of the former Jehovah’s Witness office buildings, now called Panorama, that the sign was never approved and had to come down for good. The Watchtower sign, which had been visible to commuters on the Brooklyn Bridge for 49 years, was removed by the Jehovah’s Witnesses in December 2017. A time and temperature sign remains in place. In an appeal to the Board of Standards & Appeals, evidence dug up by their Fried Frank attorneys showed that over the years, the Department Of Buildings had made numerous prior approvals and recommendations for work done to the sign which sat atop the 12-story building at 30 Columbia Heights. Read entire article here