Educating the community on mass incarceration is a critical component of instituting sustainable criminal justice reform. As part of a site engagement, Vera helped St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner film this PSA explaining the need for reforms like her diversion program....
This work is the product of a year-long research-based project at the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives funded by the Robert D. L. Gardiner Foundation. A group of students worked closely with faculty mentors to draw inspiration from journalists past and present, particularly Edith Evans Asbury...
Queens Memory is an ongoing program supported by Queens Library and Queens College, CUNY, designed to collect stories, images and other evidence of life in the borough of Queens. These records get a permanent home in the Archives and are featured in the gallery where...
Tibetan Cultural Exchange Stories: Tashi Lamasang...
Celebrate Queens Pride at this annual parade down 37th Avenue (from 89th Street to 75th Street) in Jackson Heights, followed by an afternoon street festival in the neighborhood (on 37th Road) that features live music, DJs, drag performances, and local vendors and cuisine. This year's...
Queensbridge Houses is America's oldest and largest public housing community. Home to nearly 7000 official residents, this 3100 apartment Queens neighborhood sits between the east river and a rapidly developing Long Isltand city. This film is the culmination of a year-long partnership between LaGuardia Community...
Tibetan Cultural Exchange Stories: Sonam Jamphel...