And the answer is ...
c) a priest.
Francis P. Duffy, who is honored by a statue in the eponymous Duffy Square, was a priest who dedicated his life's work to the residents of New York. A visionary in theological theory and the founder of a parish in the Bronx, he is better known for his contributions to the military, in which he served as an army chaplain for the "Fighting 69th" regiment in World War I.
The other statue in Duffy Square celebrates George M. Cohan, veteran vaudeville and Broadway performer. For an extra bit of trivia, the actor James Cagney starred in movies about both Cohan (Yankee Doodle Dandy) and Duffy (The Fighting 69) in the 1940s.
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