In Brooklyn, Sunday mornings resonate with the sounds of church music from nearly every block, reflecting the area's moniker as the borough of churches. However, attendance in these churches has diminished over the years. Despite this decline, many church choirs in Brooklyn remain active and continue to sing, although they have fewer members than in the past. The shrinking congregations are attributed to the impacts of gentrification and a decrease in organized religious affiliation in the neighborhoods.
On Sunday mornings in Brooklyn, the muffled sounds of choir singers, hand-claps and Hammond organs can be heard from the sidewalks. The borough still has a church on nearly every block, but over the years, the number of people in the pews has thinned.
Many church choirs in the heart of Brooklyn, however, have kept singing - despite boasting fewer singers than in years past as neighborhoods face gentrification and organized religious affiliation decreases.
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