Brooklyn —

North Williamsburg is best known by some these days as a party spot. But just a few blocks down from the bars of Bedford Avenue, something is fading from the neighborhood amid changing demographics: traditional, older churches. Here’s a look at why some houses of worship in Williamsburg are shutting down while others survive.

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