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#FUVLove: Doing It Wolf-Style

February 14, 2019|Marina Kopf

February is mating season for the endandered Red Wolves of the Wolf Conservation Center in Salem, New York

Love is in the air...

#FUVLove: A Nursing Home in Riverdale Proves It's Never Too Late For Love

February 14, 2019|Eliot Schiaparelli

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At The Riverspring Hebrew Home, it’s never too late for love. The nursing home in Riverdale, New York has...

#FUVLove: Spuyten Duyvil Spreads Love for Villa Rosa Bonheur

February 13, 2019|Aislinn Keely

In the early 1920s, lawyer John J. Mckelvy, the first editor of the Harvard Law Review, looked around Riverdale and decided...

Albany Holds First Public Hearings on Sexual Harassment in nearly 30 years

February 13, 2019|Andrew Seger
Seven women and one man testified in front of lawmakers in Albany in the New York’s first public hearings on sexual...

The Evolution of the Snowman and More with Cartoonist Bob Eckstein

February 13, 2019|George Bodarky

When it comes to snowmen, most of us are familiar with the likes of Frosty and Olaf from the Disney film Frozen, but snowmen...

Coping with Schizophrenia

February 12, 2019|Robin Shannon

Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon talks Elyn Saks.  The esteemed University of Southern California Law Professor...

#FUVLove: Local Baker to give away over 150 Valentines to the homeless in NYC

February 12, 2019|Julia Rose Herman

Lisa Cotoggio celebrates Valentines Day by baking heart-shaped cheesecake sandwiches for people who are homeless

A mystery...

#FUVLove: New Female-Led Dating App Seeks to Curb Bad Behavior

February 11, 2019|Natalie Migliore

Navigating romance online can be dicey. Ghosting and sexual harassment are among the many pitfalls one can face. One app

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Canines, Cats, Costumes and a Cause: New York Pet Fashion Show

February 06, 2019|Julia Rose Herman

Cats, dogs, chickens, and lizards will strut across the red carpet dressed as angels, brides and grooms, and in masquerade...

NYC Traveling Dentist

February 05, 2019|Natalie Migliore

The idea of a doctor making a house call seems like something from a bygone era. But one New York City dentist has brought...

A Food Crisis is Looming Over New York City

February 05, 2019|Hailey Morey

The government shutdown has left a gap in funding for food stamps, leaving New York with a looming hunger crisis.

 

Home Baking is on the Rise...on Social Media

February 05, 2019|Hailey Morey

For many New Yorkers, warm fresh crispy bread is an occasional treat, something that comes only from the neighborhood bakery...

CT Prison Population Dropping

January 31, 2019|Natalie Migliore

Connecticut officials say the state's prison population is beginning to flatten out.  

The Legacy of Brooklyn's First Black Elected Official

January 30, 2019|Caroline Rotante
Betram L. Baker was the first black person elected to public office in Brooklyn. In 1948, Baker was tapped to represent...

Fordham Conversations: Feminism's Forgotten Fight

January 25, 2019|Robin Shannon

Fordham University's annual Women's Philanthropy Summit hosted hundreds of alumni, students and faculty to network and...

Cuomo Signs New Voter Laws

January 24, 2019|Alexandra Parker

New York is making a push to improve voter turn out. WFUV's Alexandra Parker reports on the new set of voter laws.