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St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman-Catholic Church

Opening Hours
Today: 7:30–9am,5:30–7pm
Fri:
7:30–9am,5:30–7pm
Sat:
7:30–9am,6–8pm
Sun:
7:30am–1pm
Mon:
7:30–9am,5:30–7pm
Tues:
7:30–9am,5:30–7pm
Wed:
7:30–9am,5:30–7pm
Location
101 East 7th Street
Neighborhoods
St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church 1 Churches Historic Site East Village

With roots that can be traced back to 1872, St. Stanislaus holds the honor of being New York's oldest (and only) Polish Roman-Catholic Church. The parish has called its impressive 7th Street church home since 1900 and boasts congregants from all over the city. Accompanied by the church's secretary we managed to get inside to see the restored interior filled with original stained glass windows, each donated by a different Polish Catholic society. And she was kind enough to point out to us that every wall is adorned with molding, statues, devotional paintings, all overhung with a magnificent, domed ceiling. We loved her comment to us that "this church could probably fit into The Holy Redeemer on 3rd Street, but I like it, it's like coming home." And, we too felt a quiet sense of welcome surrounded by the trappings of devotion and faith.

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St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church 16 Churches Historic Site East Village
St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church 1 Churches Historic Site East Village
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Tokio 7

Most business owners know how difficult it is to bounce back after being robbed. Makoto Wantanabe has done it twice and, ironically, has a thief to thank for the very birth of Tokio 7. Makoto was globetrotting in the early 1990s when he arrived in Southern California on what was supposed to be the penultimate stop on his tour. He befriended a homeless man and let him stay in his hotel room for the night, but Makoto awoke to find everything except for his passport was stolen. Stranded with no money and far from his home in the Japanese countryside, Makoto called one of his only contacts in the U. S., who worked at a Japanese restaurant in Manhattan. He scrounged up enough money for a bus ticket and was off. While in New York, Makoto felt that men’s clothing suffered from a lack of style. Having always had a knack for fashion, he knew he could change that but lacked the funds to open a store with brand new clothing. So, after several years of saving his wages as a waiter, he founded one of the first consignment shops in New York City. Tokio 7 now carries men’s and women’s clothes, with the overarching theme being, as Makoto says, that they are simply “cool. ” The clothes are mostly from Japanese designers and name brands with unique twists. In the store, clothing that has been donated with a lot of wear is labeled “well loved. ”Despite its importance in the community, the shop fell on tough times during the COVID-19 pandemic. To make matters worse, Tokio 7 was looted in the summer of 2020 and had 300 items stolen. When Makoto contemplated closing his doors permanently, longtime customers begged him to reconsider. Resilient as ever, he set up a small photography area in the back of the shop and sold a portion of his clothes online to compensate for the decline of in-person purchases. Reflecting on his journey, Makoto marveled at the whims of fate. Had he not been robbed all of those decades ago in California, he had planned to start a life in the Amazon rainforest

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