President Nicolas Sarkozy of France wrote directly to both Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, the Archbishop of New York and to Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York, to express the French government's interest in preserving the church. He received as the French would say "l'oiseau."
The final Mass was celebrated on Epiphany Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. Considering the land value it will most likely be torn down.
For the final outcome:
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