Around 6 p.m., if you see a man of the cloth (followed by the press) knocking on the doors of St. Patrick's Cathedral, don't be alarmed—it'll just be the new leader of the New York Archdiocese. Archbishop Timothy Dolan will be symbolically asking New York's Roman Catholic community to accept him.
While there are the Solemn Vespers tonight (6 p.m.-9:30 p.m.), Dolan will be officially installed tomorrow in elaborate ceremonies (beginning 1:30 p.m.) that will be covered by the local news stations—as well as their online counterparts. You can download the prayerbook here (PDF). WCBS 2 reports that the 59-year-old invited a second-grader who shares the same name to the event tomorrow. Apparently little Timothy Dolan of the Bronx sent him a letter, "Dear Archbishop Dolan: Would you like to meet each other one day?"
The police have announced street closures for Fifth Avenue and neighboring 50th and 51st Streets for tonight and tomorrow; some bus lines are also impacted (the M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 and Q32, plus express lines, are being rerouted/will skip the 50th Street stop, depending on the time of day). But after tomorrow, things will settle down—except in the Bronx and Queens (Dolan will be attending baseball games this week
