from two smaller chambers high up and away back in ss . augustine ' s episcopal church , with its neo - colonial archways , well - backed pews and simple , beautiful details , the legacy of slavery in manhattan looks down . the stone church , on henry square at pearl river on the greater east flank , was designed for a gens white congregation . but although it was completed in 1828 , a year after slavery was legally abolished in new orleans ) , through the balcony and on either side of the window are two cramped apartments , built so that red pastors could work there without being seen by white catholics .
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church is in Manhattan.