Breaking the Silence: Opening the Closet on Domestic Violence in the LGBT Community

September 25, 2018|Julia Rist

People in the LGBTQ+ community experience domestic and sexual violence at higher rates than heterosexual people.

Breaking the Silence: Wounds That Won't Heal

September 24, 2018|Julia Rist

A Bronx Resident from Haiti, underwent 24 reconstructive surgeries after her husband threw acid on her. As she awaits her...

Connecticut Receives $20 Million to Fight Opioid Epidemic

September 21, 2018|Eliot Schiaparelli

Connecticut is receiving over 20 million dollars in federal funding to combat the opioid epidemic.

The state plans to buy 10...

Councilman Torres Wants New York to Meet Federal Lead Standards

September 21, 2018|Erica Scalise
After the city's failure to accurately report lead levels in NYCHA housing, A New York City council member wants to tackle...

Environmentalists Fight For Plum Island

September 20, 2018|Alexandra Parker

Environmental activists are fighting to block the sale of a small yet important island off the coast of eastern Long Island...

Negative Word of Mouth

September 20, 2018|Robin Shannon

Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon talks with Fordham Professor Dr. Mohammad Nejad. They discuss his new study. 

It...

Puerto Rico A Year After Maria

September 19, 2018|Marina Kopf

A year after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, a non-profit organization is leading an effort to demand more...

Chefs, Sustainable Fish Advocates Want Congress to Leave Fisheries Act Alone

September 14, 2018|Eliot Schiaparelli

The Magnuson-Stevens Act is credited with bringing back fish populations on the verge of collapse in the 1980s and...

NY State Primary Results

September 14, 2018|George Bodarky
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has defeated Democratic primary challenger Cynthia Nixon to win his party's nomination for a...

Hidden History of Queens

September 12, 2018|George Bodarky

Some historians travel far and wide to uncover the fascinating stories that our ancestors have left behind. But for author R...