Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School held a Solidarity Day to help its sister school in Louisiana. Cristo Rey in Baton Rouge has been forced to relocate to a temporary location, after last month’s floods nearly destroyed the building. Tim Harfmann reports from East Flatbush, where Brooklyn students and faculty wore red ribbons and collected donations to assist their peers 1,300 miles away.
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Liz Faublas Previews Tonight’s News
Liz Faublas gives the rundown for the September 16th edition of Currents, including the man that attacked police officers with a meat cleaver yesterday after finding a boot on his car, NYC Police Commissioner William Bratton ends his law enforcement career in the Big Apple and a touching memorial for the thousands of refugees who have lost their lives fleeing their homes.
Brooklyn Waterfront Reflects Refugee Crisis
Pebble Beach at Brooklyn Bridge Park was transformed as hundreds of life jackets brought home the sobering reality of the refugee crisis to New York City. These life jackets were collected from the beaches of Chios, Greece and were used by adults, as well as children, making the journey across the sea. The stark reminder comes just days before the United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants and the Leaders’ Summit hosted by President Barack Obama take place in New York City. Michelle Powers went to Brooklyn Bridge Park and filed this report.
Liz Faublas Previews Tonight’s News
Liz Faublas gives the rundown for the September 15th edition of Currents, including the health of our Presidential Candidates, the investigation behind two murdered teenagers in Brentwood, Long Island, and the aftermath of the devastating typhoon that hit Taiwan and China.
Saint Andrew Avellino
Discover this beautiful Art Deco church and its unusual connection with a macaroni company, as well as the roots of it’s historic Flushing neighborhood.
Cemetery Mass Remembers Irish Immigrants
As part of Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s 175th anniversary year, Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto celebrated Mass in the local cemetery. The small graveyard is the resting place of Irish immigrants who fled the famine in the 1800s. Tim Harfmann reports from Astoria, where Bishop Chappetto and the parish’s pastor, Monsignor Sean Ogle, discuss the importance of the cemetery within the Church’s history.
Refugees and National Security
The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) published an in-depth report examining the relationship between refugee protection and national security. Michelle Powers sat down with the author of the report, Donald Kerwin.
Twitter Change Helps Diocese of Brooklyn’s Social Media
Beginning Monday, September 19th, Twitter users will be allowed to tweet photos, videos and links without losing the 140 characters. John-Mark de Palma, DeSales Media Group’s digital operations manager, speaks to Tim Harfmann on how the new change will help the Diocese of Brooklyn’s social media accounts.
Liz Faublas Previews Tonight’s News
Liz Faublas gives the rundown for the September 14th edition of Currents, including the outcome of the New York Primaries, a report that says that Brooklyn has the highest rate of what is known as “food insecurity,” an upcoming clean-up process for the MTA and subways!
MTA Cleans Up Tracks
According to experts, the New York City Subway is the dirtiest transit system in the country. The MTA has started a campaign called “Operation Track Sweep” which is trying to clean all 469 subway stations in two weeks. Katie Engesser talks to riders about the scrub down that coming their way.