Statues Are Coming Down Across America. Is New York’s Columbus Circle Next?
June 22, 2020Currents News Staff Statues that stood for years are crashing down around America. Next to be removed is Theodore Roosevelt’s statue outside […]
Topic: New York City
Criminal Justice Reform Must Include ‘More Transparency,’ Says Alice Marie Johnson
June 15, 2020Currents News Staff As protests continue across the country since George Floyd’s death, calls for police to change their ways have grown […]
Everyone Has an Opinion, But Can You Print It?
June 9, 2020Currents News Staff It’s been a rough week for the Gray Lady: the New York Times has lost a top editor after […]
As Economy Reopens & Protests Continue, Should We Be Concerned About Virus Spikes? We Ask the Doc
June 5, 2020Currents News Staff As the economy begins to open and protests continue across the country, there are concerns about the coronavirus spreading. […]
Cuomo Extends New York Stay at Home Orders as Other States Prepare to Reopen
May 15, 2020Currents News Staff It’ll be one more month at home for millions of New Yorkers. Governor Andrew Cuomo has extended restrictions until […]
How One Priest Is Helping African-Americans Cope With COVID-19
May 6, 2020By Paula Katinas and Currents News Staff BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — The African-American community has been devastated by COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control […]
Brooklyn Nurse With Cystic Fibrosis Continues Working During Pandemic
May 6, 2020By Michelle Powers Megan DiBenedetto knows what it’s like to gasp for air. She knows what it’s like to not have the […]
Fox News’ Ed Henry to Donate Proceeds From Book on Life-Changing Liver Donation to Catholic Church
April 30, 2020Currents News Staff People with weakened immune systems are at higher risk during the coronavirus pandemic. One person who knows that all […]
MTA Workers Forced to Dodge Blood, Urine During Shifts as COVID-19 Drives NYC Homeless Underground
April 29, 2020By Jessica Easthope The problem has always been there, and now a global health crisis has made homelessness on the subway more […]
De Blasio Faces Criticism Over Disbanding Crowd of Hundreds Gathered for Brooklyn Funeral During Pandemic
April 29, 2020Currents News Staff The NYPD was called in on April 28 as thousands of people of the Orthodox Jewish faith gathered for […]
