Greenpoint Resident to be Aide in St. Patrick’s Parade
March 16, 2016Lifelong Greenpoint resident Virginia “Gina” Sheehan will march up Fifth Avenue on Thursday as an Aide to the Grand Marshall for the […]
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Anti-Terror Funding Cuts Threaten NYC
March 16, 2016The Obama Administration has proposed cutting Federal funding for New York’s anti-terrorism programs in half. Commissioner Joseph Esposito of New York City’s […]
Study says Americans are Sliding Toward the Secular
March 16, 2016A new study released by two scholars from University College London and Duke University shows that American ties to the church and […]
NYC PBA MEMBERS: The City is Heading in the Wrong Direction
March 16, 2016The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of the City of New York released a survey of 6,000 of its members on the NYPD’s daily […]
Massive Voter Registration Drive to Target NYC Youth
March 15, 2016On the City Hall steps, community organizations announced that Student Voter Registration Day (#YouthVoteNYC), will take place today, March 18. Konrad Aderer finds out from […]
Violence, Murder and Impunity in Juarez: Part Two
March 15, 2016In the second of two special reports, Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach examines the impunity and corruption that plague Ciudad Juarez, a Mexico […]
Violence, Murder and Impunity in Juarez: Part One
March 14, 2016Ciudad Juarez is one of six locations visited by Pope Francis during his first visit to Mexico as pontiff. The city is […]
PBA Survey: Morale Among NYPD Officers at Rock Bottom
March 14, 2016According to a new survey by the city’s police union, morale among NYPD officers has hit rock bottom and many believe they […]
NYS Assembly Proposes $30M in Funding to Combat Heroin Epidemic
March 9, 2016A proposal to set aside $30 million to fight the heroin epidemic in New York state has been announced by the state […]
Civil Disobedience Threat Brings Negotiations
March 9, 2016A coalition of tenant groups and unions postpones planned civil disobedience opposing Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plan, after the administration’s last-minute […]