9/11 chapel which sheltered rescue workers may have to shut as rent soars

A chapel that sheltered 9/11 rescue workers may be forced to close following a sharp rent rise to more than €230,000 because of high-end stores and luxury flats crowding the area.

9/11 chapel which sheltered rescue workers may have to shut as rent soars

A chapel that sheltered 9/11 rescue workers may be forced to close following a sharp rent rise to more than €230,000 because of high-end stores and luxury flats crowding the area.

The Roman Catholic St Joseph's Chapel in New York, which saw its rent increase to $264,000 (€242,301) a year in 2014, is surviving on subsidies from the archdiocese.

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