The Irish Times

A church in Manhattan's east village, built by the first wave of Irish immigrants escaping the Famine in the 1840s, is due to be demolished by the Archdiocese of New York. St Brigid's Church, known locally as the "Famine church", was built in 1848 by Irish architect Patrick Keely. In recent years it has fallen into disrepair and it hasn't been in regular use since 2001. There is no date set for demolition, but there are fears that the archdiocese wants to raze it before the adjoining school reconvenes after the summer holidays.