TRINITY TO BEGIN 2-YEAR OVERHAUL:

HISTORIC TRINITY CHURCH will be partially closed to visitors for the next two years as the building undergoes major renovations, church officials said Sunday. The main body of the Episcopal church, with its soaring 66-foot vaulted ceilings, will be off-limits to tourists starting Monday as the building embarks on a $98.6 million construction project to upgrade infrastructure, improve disability access and brighten up the space, officials said. “Rejuvenating Trinity Church is part of our mission to provide a spiritual home for lower Manhattan – our parishioners, neighbors, workers, and visitors,” said William Lupfer, the church’s rector. “As a vibrant, diverse, and growing congregation, we are excited to undertake this work so that future generations also can cherish this remarkable church.”

Renovations include new stained-glass windows, a wheelchair ramp and lower pews, and a new $11.4 million organ from Germany. Gender-neutral bathrooms will also be added, according to officials.

The Chapel of All Saints and the church graveyard, where Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and steamboat inventor Robert Fulton are buried, will remain open during renovations.

Built in 1846, the current Trinity Church is the third version to occupy the space since the late 1690s. Around 1.9 million people visited the church in 2017.

The Associated Press Much of lower Manhattan’s historic Trinity Church – including the main body, inset – will be closed to visitors for two years amid $98.6 million renovation.