Happy 134th Birthday Statue of Liberty! How To Virtually Celebrate Lady Liberty
October 29, 2020Currents News Staff It’s a big day for the Statue of Liberty. On Oct. 28, in 1886, Lady Liberty was dedicated as […]
Topic: New York News
Honoring Mother Cabrini in Battery Park: Remembering the Catholic Saint’s Compassion for All People
October 12, 2020Currents News Staff The dedication of a new statue honoring St. Frances Xavier Cabrini comes as a happy ending after some controversy […]
Life of Hope Center & Haitian Americans United for Progress Aim to Boost 2020 Census Completion
August 27, 2020By Emily Drooby Advocate groups say that when it comes to completing the 2020 Census, getting that word out to the Haitian […]
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 […]
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 […]
Maryknoll Religious Community Works Towards Healing After Losing Nuns and Priests to COVID-19
May 21, 2020Currents News Staff Religious communities have been hard hit by the coronavirus, especially the Maryknoll community in Westchester County, New York, where […]
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 […]
Five Family Members Who Beat Coronavirus Say They Did ‘Only by the Grace of God’
May 13, 2020Currents News Staff The last few months have been rough on the Pierce household. “Five members of my family had COVID, three […]
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 […]