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Stonewall 50: From Uprising to the Gay Rights Movement

June 17, 2019|Stephanie Cohen

The Gay Liberation Movement is widely recognized as having begun nearly fifty years ago in New York City. On June 28, 1969...

Street Renaming Ceremony Honors Bronx Hero

June 14, 2019|Nora Thomas

The Bronx honored Private First Class Emmanuel Mensah of the Army National Guard today at a street renaming ceremony.

Mensah...

WFUV's Getting to The Art Of It: Smells Like Teen Spirit

June 14, 2019|Alexandra Parker
Teen artists are showing their spirit in a new exhibit in the Bronx. For WFUV's Getting to the Art of It Alex Parker has...

Father Up: Teaching Men to be Better Dads

June 12, 2019|George Bodarky

In New York City, one out of three children under the age of 18 is growing up without a father. That’s according to the New...

Legislators push for climate change plan

June 11, 2019|Andrew Millman

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and other state lawmakers rallied with activists from New York Renews to call for the passage of...

Gov. Cuomo and Andy Cohen call for Paid Surrogacy Legalization

June 11, 2019|Andrew Millman

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Andy Cohen and other advocates expressed their support for the legalization of paid surrogacy before the...

City Council Calls for More Arts Funding

June 10, 2019|Andrew Millman

Bronx City Councilman Ritchie Torres advocated for increased funding to arts and cultural institutions at the Bronx River...

Accidental Icon

June 10, 2019|Robin Shannon

Fordham University Professor Lyn Slater has been making a name for herself on social media. She has hundreds of thousands of...

WFUV's Getting to the Art of it: New Program Highlights Student Artwork

June 07, 2019|Alexandra Parker
 Park benches across New York City are getting more colorful this summer. As part WFUV's Getting to the Art of It,  Alex...

NYPD Commissioner Apologizes for Police Role in Stonewall Riots

June 06, 2019|Valeria Villarroel
Organizers of this years Pride celebration and Council Speaker Corey Johnson had called for the police to apologize for the...

Fordham University and the United States: A History

June 06, 2019|Robin Shannon

Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon sits down with Author Debra Caruso Marrone.

They discuss her book Fordham University...

Fair Fares reaches 50,000 participants

June 05, 2019|Andrew Millman

New York City's Fair Fares program has reached 50,000 participants. Council Speaker Corey Johnson spoke about plans to...

Brooklyn Photographer Captures 'Unseen' NYC

June 05, 2019|George Bodarky

There’s much more to New York City than meets the eye. But, a lot of us are too consumed looking at our smartphones to take...

NY Senate Wants To Protect Social Media Users

June 04, 2019|Natalie Migliore

The New York State Senate held a hearing Tuesday about user's privacy rights on social media. Senator Kevin Thomas is behind...

Tenants Advocates push for Strengthened Rent Regulations

June 04, 2019|Andrew Millman

With two million New Yorkers currently covered under state rent regulations, tenants' rights advocates are pushing for...

AAA Tells Teen Drivers To Drive Safe

June 04, 2019|Natalie Migliore

AAA reminds teens to drive safe this summer.