50 Years Gone, But Not Forgotten: NYPD Hero Remembered at Queens Church
February 28, 2020Currents News Staff A memorial service was held for fallen NYPD Transit Officer and Catholic, Michael Melchiona, who 50 years ago on […]
Topic: New York News
Brooklyn’s Role in Freeing America’s Slaves
February 25, 2020By Emily Drooby Weeksville, Brooklyn was one of the first communities for free black Americans in the nation. Now, this almost 200-year-old […]
P.S. 87 Parents Skeptical of Student Safety as Asbestos Removal Project Begins
February 24, 2020By Jessica Easthope For any parent, sending a young child off to school can be scary. They face challenges with schoolwork, bullying […]
Pope’s Favorite Nun Inspires New Yorkers to Advocate for Migrants at the Border
February 20, 2020By Emily Drooby Every day, Sister Norma Pimentel fights the surging humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Now, she’s in New York […]
75 Years After Iwo Jima: Catholic War Hero Honored for Service
February 19, 2020By Tim Harfmann Inside a U.S. Marine Corps post, a list of veterans from Staten Island who fought in the bloody battle […]
As Coronavirus Fears Continue, Guardian Angels Take to the Streets of Chinatown
February 19, 2020By Emily Drooby The Guardian Angels are hitting the pavement in Chinatown, New York, taking action to calm down coronavirus fears. “It’s […]
How These New York Nuns Are Helping the Homeless
February 13, 2020By Christine Persichette Joyce Clark was just 23-years-old —a single mom of two —when she found herself homeless. “It was very overwhelming. […]
New Yorkers Fight to Preserve a Piece of Abolitionist History
February 13, 2020By Jessica Easthope Shattered windows, wooden boards and a crumbling façade are all part of the face of freedom at 227 Duffield […]
Ambushed Attacks Attempt to Kill New York’s Finest
February 10, 2020By Tim Harfmann NYPD Lieutenant Jose Gautreaux walked out of New York City’s Lincoln Hospital on his own on Feb. 10, less […]
New York City’s Unknowns Come Alive in ‘Portraits of Immigrants’
February 10, 2020By Emily Drooby and Allyson Escobar LONG ISLAND CITY — Chef Eddie Rigo came to the United States from São Paulo, Brazil, […]