Nikola Tavelic Croatian Center

Awesome connection to the local Croatian community. It is highly helpful, however, if you speak Croatian. Although my dad is Croatian, I don’t speak Croatian. There is a mass in English at 10am, but there isn’t any music; that is saved for the masses in Croatian. This is a Franciscan church. It is a beautiful space and there are restrooms and activity centers on the several floors of the facility. The parishioners and clergy are very nice.

The Sv. Nikola Tavelic Center (also called «Hrvatski Centar» or Croatian Center) neighbors the Church of St. Ciril & St. Methodius. It can be seen on your right-​hand side when leaving Manhattan toward New Jersey via the Lincoln Tunnel. The Croatian Center is an active cultural center preserving Croatian history, language, music, and the Roman Catholic faith.
The center is named after Sveti (Saint) Nikola Tavelic: the first saint of Croatia. Born in c.1340, he worked as a Roman Catholic missionary, eventually traveling to Jerusalem where he was later killed by Turks; dying as a martyr 1391.
The neighboring St. Cyril & Methodius Church was built in 1913 and is the largest neo-​Gothic church outside of Croatia.
From the NYC Port Authority, the Croatian Center is within walking distance; travel two blocks west on 42^nd street, and 1 block south on 10^th Avenue. The center & church will be visible on the corner of West 41^st street & 10^th Avenue.