A 2017 analysis by The Real Deal indicated that the archdiocese and St. Patrick’s would receive $270.6 million if it sold all of its air rights, and the city would receive $67.6 million.

Built on the site where St. Patrick is said to have baptized converts some 600 years earlier, this massive cathedral was erected between 1220 and 1259 with major restorations beginning in the 1860s.

St. Patrick's rector Monsignor Robert Ritchie sets up the nativity each year at St. Patrick's. This year, he decided to create a new tradition to reflect the dogs' presence. It's a dog in the ...