Hands off that historic church building! A judge has called a temporary halt to the planned demolition of a century-old Ocean Hill-Brownsville church, Our Lady of Loreto.

Catholic Church officials recently got demolition permits from the city Buildings Department for the vacant church at 126 Sackman St. They've been threatening to tear it down and replace it with low-income housing — despite a long-running campaign by the Brownsville Cultural Coalition to have the neoclassical Roman Renaissance-style church landmarked and turned into a neighborhood cultural center.