Rafael Pi Roman interviews Mary Conway-Spiegel, founder of a new organization called Partnership for Student Advocacy that is raising funds and awareness for closing schools in New York City.VIDEO
In a wide-ranging interview, Cuba's famous blogger speaks to MetroFocus anchor Rafael Pi Roman about her home country.VIDEO
The Assembly notes that a critical food hub at Hunts Point in the Bronx is vulnerable to storm surges, and proposes that a second distribution site be developed.
The Robin Hood Foundation has provided modular home rentals to those displaced by the storm, from money raised during a concert for Hurricane Sandy victims.VIDEO
On The Five Borough Ballot this week: perspectives from Artie’s Diner, where voters are still waiting for their matzo ball soup to cool before they make a decision in the race.
One victim of the federal budget sequester: medical training programs bringing physicians to underserved communities.
East Brooklyn Churches typically work behind the scenes. But they've made headlines by forcing candidates to provide detailed housing, school and policing proposals.
MetroFocus looks at different approaches to saving failing schools. Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez talks to Rafael Pi Roman in one of her few interviews in the United States.VIDEO
In a new book, award-winning journalist Dan Fagin writes about the legacy of Toms River and lessons learned about the relationship between cancer and the environment.VIDEO
With 2,000 cases rolling in every day and 11,000 families losing their housing last year, a survey found that tenants are at a stark disadvantage in Bronx Housing Court.
