St. Clare's Church (Staten Island, New York) shapes earned an Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects and received national attention. Other active churches in New York City dedicated to the same saint are St. Clare of Assisi's Church (Bronx) and St. Clare's Church (Rosedale, Queens). The early 1900s also included St. Clare Church (Manhattan), until it was razed for the Lincoln Tunnel. All three of these churches established Catholic parochial schools. In addition, Saint Clare's Hospital (Manhattan) was founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany and provided service from 1934 to 2007. St. Clare's Church (Staten Island, New York) Church of Saint Clare, located in
History of New York City dominated the South, Boston dominated New England; Chicago, the nation's railroad hub, dominated the Midwest United States; however, New York City dominated the entire nation in terms of communications, trade, finance, popular culture, and high culture. More than a fourth of the 300 largest corporations in 1920 were headquartered in New York City. In 1898, the modern City of New York was formed with the consolidation of Brooklyn (until then an independent city), Manhattan, and outlying areas. Manhattan and the Bronx were established as two separate boroughs and joined together with three other boroughs created from parts of adjacent counties