Brooklynites Concerned About Hotel Shelters
October 19, 2016The city’s secretive and expensive practice of housing the homeless in hotel rooms has sparked protests from Brooklyn residents concerned about security […]
Topic: Housing
Liz Faublas Previews Tonight’s News
October 13, 2016Liz Faublas gives the rundown for the October 13th edition of Currents including the Wikileak scandal that appears to place the Catholic […]
Borough President Funds Faith-based Affordable Housing
October 13, 2016With a symbolic check for over $2 million in hand, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams stands with clergy, elected officials, and developers […]
Breakthrough Seen in New Affordable Housing Guidelines
October 7, 2016The Department of Housing Preservation and Development released new guidelines this week which respond to changes called for by community groups. Our […]
God is a Lifesaver
June 8, 2016David Bisono and Jahaira Rodriguez and DJ David Dorian are in the studio. Their guest is Fernanda Avellaneda, a local hero, who saved […]
Sheltering the Soul, Part One
May 19, 2016In this first report of the series on homelessness in New York City, Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer visits a parish-run homeless shelter […]
Street Named for Beloved Bishop
April 18, 2016A portion of 71st Street in Middle Village is renamed “Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Way,” honoring the late auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn. […]
East New York Residents Fight Rezoning Plans
April 15, 2016East New York will be the first of 15 neighborhoods that will be rezoned, according to Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plan. […]
Young Professionals To Spend a Homeless Night
March 17, 2016Covenant House Sleep-Outs have become a movement, raising awareness and funds to support homeless youth. Tomorrow night, 250 young professionals in Manhattan […]
Civil Disobedience Threat Brings Negotiations
March 9, 2016A coalition of tenant groups and unions postpones planned civil disobedience opposing Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plan, after the administration’s last-minute […]