The last Mass took place at St. Joseph's Church on Monroe Street this past Friday. St. Joseph's and St. James Church, located at 22 James St., were merged with the Church of the Transfiguration as part of the largest...
After nearly a century on the Lower East Side, St. Joseph's Catholic Church on Monroe Street is set to close next week. it's part of a massive restructuring ordered by the New York archdiocese. The Daily News reported from...
Six months ago, the New York Archdiocese's decision to consolidate more than 100 parishes sent shock waves through communities across the state, including here on the Lower East Side. The parishes of St. Joseph and St. James (jointly operated...