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
Staten Island the five boroughs of the expanded city. Although consolidated into the City of Greater New York in 1898, the county sheriff of Staten Island maintained control of the jail system, unlike the other boroughs who had gradually transferred control of the jails to the Department of Correction. The jail system was not transferred until January 1, 1942. Today, Staten Island is the only borough without a New York City Department of Correction major detention center. The construction of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, along with the other three major Staten Island bridges, created a new way for commuters and tourists to travel