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Manhattan

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...

Emilio Guerra

Manhattan

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...

Emilio Guerra

Manhattan

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...

Emilio Guerra

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Queens

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...

Emilio Guerra

Staten Island

St. Peter’s Catholic Church, St. George

December 4, 2019

Brooklyn

Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Williamsburg

While Williamsburg gets a lot of buzz regarding its ambiance and hip culture, it’s easy to forget that the area has many beautiful churches. On its heyday, Williamsburg’s deanery had at least 10 functioning...

Emilio Guerra

Staten Island

Mission of the Immaculate Virgin at Mount Loretto, Staten Island

Emilio Guerra

November 30, 2019

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Manhattan

Park East Synagogue, Upper East Side

East 67th Street between Lexington and Third is one of those blocks that are very easy on the eye. There are four very distinct buildings, each with their own style, but the most striking one is Congregation Zichron...

Emilio Guerra

The Bronx

Church Of Christ (Temple Adath Israel)

There is a cottage industry on the former synagogues of the Bronx, almost a hundred. Many of those buildings have disappeared, others sit empty, but a majority of them have been repurposed for the Christian faith...

Emilio Guerra

Brooklyn

Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, East New York

Some churches look out of place due to changing demographics or neighborhood dynamics, but others are so otherworldly that transcend those observations. We at the NYCCP have a weakness for Byzantine and Orthodox...

Emilio Guerra

Staten Island

Mariners Harbor Baptist Church/now Staten Island Seventh-Day Adventist Church

November 8, 2019

Staten Island

Woodrow United Methodist Church

Built on a gentle hill, this version of a Greek temple, in the commensurate Greek Revival style, is a simple yet imposing structure. Woodrow United was built in 1842, with its four Doric columns standing firm. The air...

Emilio Guerra