NYC church saved by $20 million!

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St. Brigid's R.C. Church on Manhattan's Lower East Side, a 160-year-old structure, has been spared thanks to an anonymous $20 million donation.

The pastor of St. Brigid's was Fr. Thomas Mooney, who became a Chaplain of the 69th NYSM (he's the one in the classic "field service" photo). The unit had a Requiem for the Dead mass there after Bull Run.

New York's historic structures, whether notable or not, are quickly vanishing, particularly in that area. This is truly a victory.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/05/21/2008-05-21_st_brigids_saved_from_wrecking_ball_by_a.html

Father Mooney

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Re: NYC church saved by $20 million!

Does the church face west on Tompkins Square Park?

[FranklinGuardsNYSM]

Re: NYC church saved by $20 million!

Aye aye, that's the one.