There is a church in New York that few people know about, yet many believe it could become the most visited church in the United States. The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church & National Shrine at the 9/11 Memorial is a story of loss, a twenty-year wait, an architectural masterpiece, and an extraordinary rebirth. More…
New York City boasts one of the city’s most brutalist facades, seemingly leading to a bunker, the Masons’ main vault, or an army depot. But in reality, it’s a church, and it’s called The Salvation Army. It turns out that The Salvation Army is a Christian movement, both a church and a charitable organization. From…
Imagine walking down Fifth Avenue past the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue, Gucci, and the Apple Store, and suddenly seeing a snow-white Gothic church. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, against the backdrop of Rockefeller Center and glass skyscrapers, looks as if it was teleported here from medieval Europe. It is the main Catholic church in New York…
Church of Heavenly Rest Café is the name of a café located directly inside an active church on the corner of Fifth Avenue, one block from the Guggenheim Museum, with views of Central Park. The Church of the Heavenly Rest was founded in 1865 by Civil War veterans and was built at this location in…
The Eldridge Street Synagogue in New York City is the first synagogue in America and the oldest surviving Ashkenazi synagogue in the United States. It is a nationally significant landmark of Orthodox Judaism — and home to a museum unique for its architecture, history, and interior design. A Tragic History The synagogue was founded in…
New York is a truly unique city — famous not only for its spectacular skyline above ground, but also for its mysterious underground world: a one-of-a-kind subway system (hello, Ninja Turtles!), tunnels, caves, and… catacombs! Unlike the subway, the catacombs are not filled with life — but your blood might start to race when you…
