St. Gabriel's Church (Manhattan)
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The Church of St. Gabriel is a former Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...

, located at 310 West 37th Street in Manhattan, New York City
New York City
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. The parish was established in 1859. The parish closed in 1939 to make way for the Midtown Tunnel
Midtown Tunnel
The Midtown Tunnel crosses the main channel of the Elizabeth River in the South Hampton Roads area. It links the independent City of Portsmouth with the independent City of Norfolk. It carries U.S. Highway 58 and operates without tolls.- History :...

 linking Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

 to Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....

. The Gothic Revival-styled
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...

church building was demolished May 1939.

It is remembered in the name of a city park occupying part of the block on which the Church formerly stood.
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