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 […]
Topic: New York
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 […]
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 […]