Father Fagan Park

Father Fagan Park is a gem of a vest-pocket park on the western edge of Soho. This park commemorates four local heroes who perished in the face of fire.

This park commemorates four local heroes who perished in the face of fire, losing their lives that others might live. Born in Rio de Janiero, Father Richard Fagan (1911-1938) moved with his family to Boston, Massachusetts as a child and later lived in Brooklyn, New York. He studied with the Marist Brothers in Poughkeepsie and entered the Preparatory Seminary at Catskill in 1926. Three years later,  ...