| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Municipal Building | |
| Former Names: | Brooklyn Municipal Building |
| Etymology: | Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
| Status: | Complete |
| Building Type: | Government (Municipal) |
| Location: | Downtown Brooklyn |
| Address: | 210 Joralemon St |
| Location City: | Brooklyn, New York City |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.6921°N -73.9905°W |
| Current Tenants: | |
| Opened Date: | 1924 |
| Cost: | $5,800,000 |
| Architecture Firm: | McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin |
The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Municipal Building, also the Brooklyn Municipal Building, is a civic building at 210 Joralemon Street in the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood of New York City, built in 1924.[1] Designed by McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin,[2] it cost $5,800,000.[3] It contains a branch of the New York City Clerk's office (including a detail of the New York City Marriage Bureau)[4] and branch offices for the Departments of Buildings, Probation, Finance, and Environmental Protection.[5]
In July 2012, the Landmark Preservation Commission approved an upgrade to the first few stories and add much commercial signage.[6] In 2016, renovation was done on two cellar levels and two floors.[7]
In 2020, it was announced that the building would be renamed for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was born and raised in Brooklyn.[8] New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attributed this honor to the “great things on the world stage” this Brooklynite had done.[9]
On Monday March 15, 2021, the Brooklyn Municipal Building was renamed after United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a ceremony attended by Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and the family of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.[10] Borough President Adams first pitched the name change to the mayor in September 20, 2018, through a letter which cited Ginsburg's many connections to the borough.[11]
The building was officially renamed on March 15, 2021, in a ceremony that included the mayor, the Brooklyn borough president, and relatives of the late justice.[12]