East Village Losses

Revisiting two churches closed by the Archdiocese….

Where the church, school and other buildings of Mary Help of Christians stood on East 12th and 11th streets until 2013  we now find, ready for occupancy, luxury condominiums and storefronts.

The large (for the East Village) complex fronts on three streets (including Avenue A).

These dwellings permit the well-to-do to enjoy luxurious amenities while savoring the East Village lifestyle (purveyors of latex garments, aromatic oils etc).

For our 2013 report on the former church see HERE and subsequent articles.

Further east, at 740 East 13th street, the closed but intact church of St. Emeric still stands amid its ghastly surroundings of a power plant and housing complexes.

The school – is it still being used by the parish of St. Brigid – into which St Emeric parish was merged? In any case, there are recent posters in the windows…

HERE is a 2013 report on St. Brigid and St. Emeric.(We hope to able able to report soon on more recent developments at St Brigid.)