I found this in my inbox today from Christopher Wood, the son of Arthur and Cindy Wood, the owners and creators of Broken Angel. -OTBKB

Sadly 10/10/06 at 1pm Broken Angel caught fire by natural causes. No one was hurt and minimal damage was done. Many thanks to the FDNY for quicky putting out the fire. Any contributions are welcome addressed to Arthur Wood,  4 Downing St , Brooklyn  NY 11238 , to help us rebuild. Thank you Brooklyn for all of your support.

UPDATE:  I am Christopher Wood, son of Arthur (age 75)and Cindy Wood (age 65) the owners and creators of Broken Angel, . The New Yor City Building department is attempting to remove my parents from their home of 30 years, unless we immediately get an architect or engineer to bring the building to NYC  codes. We do not have the money to do this. If there is anyone out there who is qualified and willing to work Pro Bono we desperately need the help, contributions are also welcome.

You can contact my father. Arthur Wood at 4 Downing St , Brooklyn ,  NY 11238 . Also we appeal to David Chappelle and Michel Gondry.Our home became the backdrop for your wonderful concert film, please help us to save it now.
 
My parents, Arthur and Cynthia Wood have been living in fear of the building department after a threat this week to throw them out on to the street without even  their family possessions or artwork, and  destroy their home of 30 years "Broken Angel".

Last night someone placed a  broken angel statue in front of my parent’s door at 4 Downing  Street . http://www.flickr.com/photos/onebadapple Thank you to the anonymous donor, it meant the world to me and my parents as it gave us a spark of hope.
 
Many of you wonder what the hell my parents are doing with that building. They always were building an outline of a dream, a building that was different from the usual architecture of today. They did this while never having enough money to complete their dream. But that didn’t stop them from using found or discarded objects that we throw away ever day like the glass bottles that they used to create a stained glass windows. http://www.flickr.com/photos/onebadapple/sets  This is the interior and exterior of Broken Angel.

My name is Christopher Wood,  I  have worked  for B&H Art in Architecture (web site here http://www.bandhartinarch.com/) for the past 4 years. I am a  stone carver and have restored such landmarks such as the Cloisters Museum , Metropolitan Museum of Art , and Grace Church in Manhattan

My parents and I would love to give back to the community of Brooklyn and turn Broken Angel into a nonprofit foundation for music and the arts which would include a school and museum. There are also complete building plans drawn up by my father in which the first page can viewed at  http://www.flickr.com/photos/onebadapple/168044712/in/set-127493  But we need help from you, the residents of New York City . 
 
All of your comments and ideas are welcome
Donations can be sent to Arthur Wood at
4 Downing street Brooklyn , New   York 11238         
 
I am at work on a web site with friends of Broken Angel to accept PayPal donations