The idea for the chapel was that of Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who desired opportunities for perpetual eucharistic adoration in the city, where there was none, according to ...

But he also hopes that people from across New York, as well as tourists, will take advantage of the chapel, as well. Father Endorf's catchphrase for the project is “The city that never sleeps ...

St. Paul's chapel is one of the oldest and most historically significant buildings in the city — in fact ... General Marquis de Lafayette saw the New York Choral Society perform.