While the Spanish-speaking populations for Nassau and Suffolk counties have increased in recent years, a lack of Spanish-speaking police officers has created problems for Latino crime victims seeking police assistance. more>

A June 3rd court decision will ban churches, including Bronx Household of Faith (shown here in the PS/MS 15 auditorium) from worshipping inside city public schools. (Photo by Alex Kratz/Norwood News)

Many churches have long used New York City's public schools as an affordable space to hold their Sunday services. But a ruling by a New York court of appeals has upheld the Department of Education's decision to ban "worship services" from their schools, an issue which could find its way to the Supreme Court.

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The NYPD pulls over a livery cab in Queens. Street hails are common in the outer boroughs, but illegal, so drivers have to weigh the risk of getting a ticket that can wipe out a day's profits.

Livery cab drivers continue to make their living picking up street hails, a long-standing practice that's still illegal until the bill to create a regulated outer-borough taxi is approved by Gov. Cuomo. more>

A Haitian physician in New York has tracked the deleterious effects that living in America can have on Caribbean immigrants, leading to health problems such as obesity, mental illness, and higher rates of cancer. more>

A new report by the National Center for Education Statistics shows that while performance on academic achievement tests for Hispanic students in the U.S. has increased since the early 90s, those students have made little gains compared to their non-Hispanic white classmates. more>

 Rep. Howard Berman    Rep. Brad Sherman

New redistricting lines in California's San Fernando Valley have been drawn to help bring greater representation to a growing Latino population. But the newly drawn districts have created divisions in a traditionally Jewish area, pitting two pro-Israel representatives against each other. more>