# Skeletal remains found near NYC church at site of former centuries-old cemetery

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/skeletal-remains-found-near-nyc-church-at-site-of-former-centuries-old-cemetery/
- Published: 2026-11-06T03:15:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T04:37:25+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/05/us-news/skeletal-remains-found-near-nyc-church-at-site-of-former-cemetery/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Workers found human remains beneath a Manhattan church garden.
- The site was a cemetery in the mid-19th century.
- The Medical Examiner will investigate the remains.

## Summary

Construction workers renovating a garden near St John’s Lutheran Church in Manhattan found skeletal remains on Thursday, prompting a police investigation. The discovery was made at a site that was once a cemetery, and investigators are examining whether the bones came from a burial there.

The remains were found around 11am near Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue in the West Village, beneath brick about five feet underground. They included part of a skull and a spinal cord. The Office of the Medical Examiner will investigate the remains and determine the cause of death.

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