McCaffrey Playground

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Monsignor Joseph A. McCaffrey

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Location: West 43rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues
Description: Plaque embedded in flagstaff base
Materials: Bronze, granite
Dimensions: H: 15" W: 20"
Dedicated: May 1, 1974
Donor: Holy Cross Church & The Neighborhood Opportunity Center
Inscription: WE DEDICATE THIS PLAQUE WITH GREAT HONOR TO THE REMEMBRANCE OF
MONSIGNOR JOSEPH A. MCCAFFREY. / "WE LOVE YOU JOE" / FROM HIS
FAITHFUL PARISHONERS, ADMIRERS AND FRIENDS / 1973

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