The city's oldest Catholic elementary school is closing down.
The superintendent of schools for the New York Archdiocese sent letters to parents of students at Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral School in Manhattan Tuesday, informing them that it is closing at the end of the current academic year.
The building in Little Italy will revert to St. Patrick's Parish.
Superintendent Timothy McNiff called it a difficult decision, but said persistent low enrollment in recent years made it difficult to upgrade the resources needed for the school.
He said all children enrolled in the school will be welcomed into other nearby Catholic schools.
"I also feel bad that it's going to be shut down because it's my first year here and I wasn't able to experience lots of things," said one student.
"That's crazy because we've been in this school since pre-K and it's like we're all together.... I don't think it should close down," said another.
"I chose this school because it was a good school, and having a new principal and the enrollment