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 […]
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Bishop Gregory Mansour Says He Contracted COVID-19 by Helping a Parishioner, and He Would Do It Again
April 29, 2020Currents News Staff Bishop Gregory Mansour is all too familiar with the coronavirus – he had it. The Brooklyn Maronite patriarch believes […]
9/11 First Responder Advocate, John Feal, Donated His Plasma After His Own Battle With Coronavirus
April 23, 2020Currents News Staff After the 9/11 attack, John Feal was a demolition supervisor at Ground Zero and was injured. First responders and […]
NYPD Catholic Cop Hasn’t Held His Baby In Almost Two Months
April 23, 2020By Jessica Easthope Healthcare workers and first responders are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, risking their lives every day […]
New York City Opens Bilingual Walk-In Testing Site for Coronavirus
April 21, 2020Currents News Staff Non-english speakers can struggle when receiving health care, as the language barrier can confuse an already complicated situation. The […]
Non-Profit ‘Rethink Food’ Brings Free Lunch for Hospital Workers
April 14, 2020By Jessica Easthope The heroes at Brooklyn’s Wyckoff Heights Medical Center are getting some much needed relief. For the first time, on […]
Pregnancy Center Helps Mothers in Crisis During Pandemic
April 14, 2020On March 31, Theresa Lemunyon welcomed her beautiful baby into the world. Theresa needed some help, and because of the coronavirus, she […]
Funeral Industry Faces Pressure, Crowding With Deaths From Pandemic
April 9, 2020By Emily Drooby The week of April 5 is on track to be the saddest week of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. […]
Cuomo Extends Social Distancing Rule
April 6, 2020Currents News Staff While the total number of hospitalizations and ICU admissions is down and the number of deaths in the state […]
Brooklyn Diocese Remembers Second Priest Lost to Coronavirus
April 6, 2020By Jessica Easthope A man of service and a father to all is how Father Gioacchino Basile is described by those who […]