KIM LAWTON, correspondent: New York has been called the most secular city in America. But don\u2019t tell that to Tony Carnes. He has made it his mission to systematically document all the religious sites in New York\u2019s five boroughs, as he puts it, block by block, alleyway by alleyway. He and his team of freelancers have found a lot to document.<\/p>\n
TONY CARNES (Editor and Publisher, A Journey Through NYC Religions): New York is experiencing a religious surge.<\/p>\n
LAWTON: The project is called \u201cA Journey Through NYC Religions.\u201d\u009d Since they began in July of 2010, Carnes and his team have visited nearly 7,500 houses of worship and other religious sites. He estimates that\u2019s more than 77percent of them [Editor’s note: Numbers updated as of 2014]. They interview, photograph, videotape, even draw, and post their articles and other material on their website, nycreligions.info. Carnes says he launched the project because he believed a vital part of New York life was being given short shrift.<\/p>\n