Our Voices

The New York State Police is the 2nd largest police force in the state, but also the least diverse. In this week’s Positively Black, Today in New York’s Myles Miller shares the force’s goal of hiring troopers with more diverse backgrounds.

For more than 2 decades a children’s theater on the Lower East Side celebrates a major Latin-American holiday, Three Kings Day. But this year, for the first time, the curtain opens on a new production that brings important traditions center stage.

In this week’s News 4 Latino, we’re shining the light on a sweet family business that’s opening today in the South Bronx

In this week’s Positively Black, developer Don Peebles chats with News 4’s David Ushery about opening up NYC’s commercial real estate industry that many say has been closed to people of color and women.

Chocobar Cortés, a Puerto Rican chocolate staple, is opening its first American outpost in the Bronx. Gaby Acevedo reports.

Jazlyn Guerra is Brooklyn’s biggest, and youngest, new reporter! The Panamanian 11-year-old is getting interview exclusives that are showing up the competition.

This week on Positively Black, they call themselves “a healthy brotherhood.” The Black Men Run group focuses on wellness and supporting each other every step of the way.

In cities across the U.S., communities are hosting and teaching older Asian Americans to defend themselves against physical attacks.

A pair of powerful and provocative shows are coming to a theater in Manhattan. In this week’s Positively Black, reporter Checkey Beckford delves into the art, artists, and shameful past that they say makes their work more important now than ever.

Iconic actress Rita Moreno joins this week’s News 4 Latino to talk about her new role in the upcoming film “West Side Story,” a reimagination of the original Broadway show.

In this week’s News 4 Latino, Gaby Acevedo introduces us to Rubén Darío Cano, a Colombian artist who is restoring the beauty of a historic church in Brooklyn.

A retired NYPD officer is writing children’s stories that he hopes will turn the page on relations between the community an police. John Chandler reports.

This year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade’s executive producer is Will Coss, a Bronx native and Puerto Rican descendant. On this News 4 Latino, he speaks about his upbringing and excitement about bringing the parade to life.