625-629 East 138th Street, St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church, September 1931.

The original stone basement of the St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church was constructed in 1898 and served the largely Irish and Italian local population. The larger upper church was constructed sometime at the start of the 20th century. In 2013 the oldest working priest in New York City was pastor of St. Luke's. His name was Msgr. Gerald Ryan and he passed away in 2013 at the age of 93 after 47 years as pastor of this church.