{"id":157,"date":"2019-11-13T17:20:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T22:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/voice\/?p=157"},"modified":"2023-01-25T14:23:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:23:17","slug":"park-east-synagogue-upper-east-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/park-east-synagogue-upper-east-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Park East Synagogue, Upper East Side"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/gridlove\/dc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gridlock_24.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/gridlove\/dc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gridlock_24.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1752\" class=\"wp-image-1752\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/gridlove\/dc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gridlock_01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/gridlove\/dc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gridlock_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1729\" class=\"wp-image-1729\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/gridlove\/dc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gridlock_34.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/gridlove\/dc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gridlock_34.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1762\" class=\"wp-image-1762\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/gridlove\/dc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gridlock_29.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.mekshq.com\/gridlove\/dc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gridlock_29.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1757\" class=\"wp-image-1757\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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 Ephraim&#8217;s Park East Synagogue.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Built in 1890 by Schneider &amp; Herter, the Moorish Revival temple is quite imposing, rivaling other temples of the era. At that time, the Upper East Side was considered a little remote, especially since the majority of the synagogues in Manhattan were still in the Lower East Side and what we now call Chinatown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Park-East-Synagogue-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Park-East-Synagogue-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Park-East-Synagogue-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Park-East-Synagogue-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Park-East-Synagogue-2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Park-East-Synagogue-2-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Park-East-Synagogue-2-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/nychurchproject.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Park-East-Synagogue-2-740x493.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Park East Synagogue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quite the street<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We seldom break the focus of the project, but its presence marks this stretch of 67th Street as one of the most beautiful and diverse of the city. It compliments itself beautifully with the old Mount Sinai Dispensary building (), the staid 19th Police Precinct Station House and its immediate neighbor to the east,  Fire Engine Company 39 and Ladder Company 16 Station House.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[leaflet-map lat=40.766952 lng=-73.963390 zoom=15]<br>\n[leaflet-marker lat=40.766952 lng=-73.963390]\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 Ephraim&#8217;s Park East Synagogue. 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