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Dozens Of City Churches Hold Final Services In Public School Buildings

More than 50 churches around the city held their final services inside public school buildings on Sunday, as the Bloomberg administration plans to start enforcing a court decision banning churches from using schools for religious worship.

Updated 5:32 PM

NYC Opera Sounds Opening Notes Of 2012 Season

Weeks after a labor lockout threatened its future, the New York City Opera began its 2012 season Sunday with a performance of "La Traviata" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Updated 5:23 PM

MTA To Shut Down Seventh Avenue Subway Overnight For Repairs

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is shutting down the Seventh Avenue subway line from 34th Street-Pennsylvania Station and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn for four consecutive nights this week to make improvements under its Fastrack program.

Updated 5:27 PM

Poll: Police Commissioner Kelly's Approval Rating Falls

A recent Quinnipiac poll shows Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's approval ratings are slightly down, but the commissioner's overall approval rate is still 62 percent.

5:17 PM

Brooklyn DA Will Not File Charges Against Mother Of Abandoned Infant

The mother of an infant found abandoned in the hallway of a Brooklyn apartment building will not be charged.

02/11/2012 04:12 PM

Brooklyn Apartment Fire Injures Seven

Seven people were injured Saturday after a fire broke out in a Brooklyn apartment building on Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Updated 02/11/2012 04:53 PM

Shuttered School Building To Be Reborn As Affordable East Harlem Housing

Real Estate

A long-abandoned school building in East Harlem is getting a massive makeover and will offer in a couple of years affordable housing, artists' workspaces and spaces for community organizations.