The new pastor of a Roman Catholic parish in Battery Park City, Manhattan, New York, facing a daunting financial deficit, is moving to close St. Joseph’s Chapel despite its role as a shelter and staging area for first responders after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. As the area rebuilt, the historic chapel was razed and relocated – to the ground floor of a new luxury apartment building at a rent of $264,000 a year. The landlord has offered a minor rent reduction, but parishioners are caught in the middle, as the neighborhood they helped reclaim after the terror attack is now pricing them out. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
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