Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Upper West Side

In 1917, Gustave Steinbeck finished this church in the delightful French Gothic Revival style. Perhaps, outside of the architectural touches that somehow don’t make it at severe-looking as you’d think, what makes Blessed Sacrament...

St. Ignatius Loyola, Park Avenue

One of the most striking buildings, all 100,000 square feet of it, on Park Avenue is this church, which harkens to Renaissance Rome. St. Ignatius Loyola’s facade is as massive as it is severe. The blocks add to its seriousness, while the...

St. Vicent Ferrer, Upper East Side

This church, run by the Dominican Fathers, is a pastiche of Gothic Revival architecture. This is the third church built on the site, including the predecessor, built in 1869. Four decades later, the parish wanted a new building in Gothic Revival...

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Forest Hills

As Forest Hills residents, we have a soft spot for Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. The impressive complex is a mainstay of the area, and despite its rather intense Gothic Revival attributes, brings peace to an otherwise hectic thoroughfare. The current...

St. Peter’s Catholic Church, St. George

St. Peter’s massive size is visible from the ferry well before it docks into St. George. It’s already perched on an 80-foot hill, and its 164-foot Cardinal’s Tower gives it an extra push. The Romanesque Revival church was built in...