Sacred Spaces in Manhattan

You must take the A train... to the last active cemetery in Manhattan.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.