In the book **מנחת שלמה** **MINḤATH SHELOMO** by Haham Dr. Solomon Gaon **ז״ל** (published in 1990) on page 188 commenting on SELIḤOTH says the following:"*The present custom of the Spanish and Portuguese Congregation in New York City is to hold *Seliḥot* services in the evening **only**, except on the eves of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, when *seliḥoth* are read in the early morning hour.*"On a side note, it also mentions later on that the ḤIDA, ARI and Rabbi Ovadia Yosef **ז״ל **objected to the practice of evening *seliḥoth *but that Rabbi Moses Feinstein **ז״ל **didn't object to this practice if it is impossible for a congregation to hold *seliḥoth* services in the morning due to scant attendance.So, ***what is the actual practice in New York? Do they do as it says in the quotation I have mentioned above?***