The number of homeowners receiving foreclosure notices in October fell slightly from the previous month as a result of temporary halts in foreclosures by lenders after revelations of possible failures to comply with legal requirements. Online foreclosure tracking firm RealtyTrac reports that 332,172 homes received a foreclosure notice last month, 4 percent lower compared to the previous month but unchanged from a year ago.

How do you improve a failing school? This fall, WNYC has been looking at that very question in a series we're calling The Big Fix. It's a collaboration with the Web site GothamSchools. Together we're following three low-performing high schools to see what they're trying. Two of them received federal grants to make improvements and the third did not. WNYC's Beth Fertig is covering Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School in Manhattan, which did receive one of the grants. She answers questions here on progress so far.

Madison Square Garden will re-open tomorrow, after an asbestos scare.

Many longtime shops, eateries and concessions on the Coney Island Boardwalk will close next season.

Elevators across the five boroughs in residential buildings and public housing are not being maintained the way they should be. That's according to an audit by the City Comptroller's office.

WNYC and GothamSchools are partnering on a series of stories that will explore three struggling New York City high schools working to serve their students better.

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More than 30 schools across the city are about to embark on an experiment to rapidly boost student performance. In a plan endorsed by President Barack Obama, the city will use millions of federal dollars to either resuscitate the schools, or shut them down and open new ones.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. is introducing his bill at a hearing Thursday to designate smoking sections in city parks. Mayor Bloomberg has prosposed legislation that would ban smoking from parks entirely, citing the health risks from second-hand smoke. How do you feel about smoking in city parks? Should it be limited, banned altogether, or anywhere a smoker wants it?

Seven alleged members of a street gang in the Bronx are under arrest and face charges for beating and torturing one of their recruits, a 17-year-old, for being gay.

Researchers have been studying whether New Yorkers have been fleeing the Big Apple for Philadelphia in search of a cheaper, more accessible urban dream.

Hennelly and Kelly discuss the balance between protecting people’s rights and preventing terrorist attacks, as well as the NYPD’s efforts to engage with the Muslim community.

Sageman is currently sorting through thousands of pages of transcripts from dozens of terrorism trials -- trying to add to his understanding of who is susceptible to becoming a violent extremist and, possibly, attacking the U.S.

They discuss living with informants in the Muslim Community and the responses and concerns from the Muslim Community.

WNYC's Brian Lehrer interviews Daisy Khan, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the American Society for Muslim Advancement.  Then he's joined by Debbie Almontaser of the Muslim Consultative Network.

Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner has signed a production deal with New York Public Radio and American Public Media to start a new media project, called Freakonomics Radio.

Problems persist on the Long Island Railroad following a switch station fire on Monday. Do you travel on the LIRR? Have you changed your commute due to the continuing service interruptions? Tell us your story.