A program founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood to help young adults in New York City combat high housing costs has come to an end.
A program founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood to help young adults in New York City combat high housing costs has come to an end.
Rhema Khairnar isn’t a nun, but she does live in a convent. Khairnar, who is studying for her PhD in pharmacology at St. John’s University, is one of a handful of young people living in Immaculate Conception Convent in Jamaica Estates as part of a program sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood to provide affordable housing for students and young professionals.