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General Information » Culture & Lifestyle » Religion

Just as New York is the place where anyone is welcome, so is it the place where any religion is tolerated. At the start of its history, there was a predominant Roman Catholic population, thanks to the large number of Irish immigrants. Not long after, however, a large Jewish community started forming, and exists to this day.

Today, no one denomination or religion takes precedence. Whatever you believe in, you are free to practise your religion and the city has an exhaustive list of churches, temples, mosques and synagogues.



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Abyssinian Baptist Church

American Buddhist & Taoist Inc

Bialystoker Synagogue

Cathedral of St John the Divine

Eastern States Buddhist Temple of America

Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church

Islamic Society

Lexington United Methodist Church

Mahayana Buddhist Temple

Riverside Church

St John's Lutheran Church

St Patrick's Cathedral Rectory

St. Paul’s Chapel (Episcopalian)

Temple Emanu-El

Trinity Church



This excerpt was taken from

New York Explorer
Series: Complete Residents Guides