Advances in Fighting HIV Cited at BC Conference
Dr. Monica Sweeney, chairperson of Health Policy and Management at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, tells students at Brooklyn College about [read more]
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Drawbacks of Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship
Brooklyn News Service reporter Deidra Brisco explores some of the drawbacks in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship program, which provides [read more]
Returning Oysters to New York Harbor
Brooklyn News Service reporter Lisa Flaugh explores efforts to return New York City to its one-time status as the world’s [read more]
An Angry Voice Speaks out for Rikers Officers
Violence is up in New York City’s Rikers Island jails even as the number of detainees has dropped below 10,000. [read more]
Poverty Overlooked in Presidential Race
What can government do to help the poor break out of poverty? According to Jeffrey Maclin, spokesman for the Community [read more]
City’s first lady urges funds for mentally ill
For Mental Health Awareness month, Renee Beyda reports on Chirlane McCray’s efforts to enhance New York City’s aid to the [read more]
Challenges for Teens with Type 1 Diabetes
Ludny Jean-Alcime discusses how she learned to live with Type 1 diabetes. (Christell Cherenfant) By CHRISTELL CHERENFANT Ludny Jean-Alcime, a freshman [read more]
The debate over schools’ metal detectors
For the past 24 years, students from around New York City have waited on long lines every school day morning [read more]
`The Rent Is Too Damn High’
Kat Lloyd interviews Jimmy McMillan, founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party and frequent candidate for public office.
A chef’s story: Making it in New York
By LA QUINTA CLARK New York City can be a tough place for up and coming chefs, and like those [read more]