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New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Queens Public Library (QPL) President Dennis M. Walcott, and New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Thomas Foley on Friday broke ground on a $7.4 million project that will completely modernize the interior of the Hollis Library QPL branch with new reading rooms, more space for computers, and additional features for visitors and staff. Adams also celebrated three years of significant […]

In the Climate Justice course Professor Shelly Eversley taught at Baruch College last spring, her students created documentaries exploring how climate issues affect them person- ally. When three students in the class realized they all had asthma, they decided to collaborate and produced a powerful short film about their experiences living in a place they call “Asthma Alley.” Eversley isn’t teaching science or health. She’s a professor of English and […]

Puneet Singh Singhal grew up in a slum in New Delhi, India, with his chronically ill mother, according to a blog post that he published almost a year ago.   Singhal also shared in this blog post that he battled dyslexia (a learning disorder affecting a person’s ability to read and write), dyspraxia (neurodevelopmental disorder affecting movement and coordination), and a stutter as a child, and both he and his […]

Gil Figaro, Sr., the Trinidadian-born chairman and founder of the Teaneck, NJ-based SUNSHINE Awards Organization, expressed profound satisfaction with the prestigious 36th Annual SUNSHINE Awards Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Robert Treat Hotel on Park Place in Newark, NJ. “I’m very proud of my team,” Figaro told Caribbean Life on Tuesday. “We executed a flawless program Saturday evening. All systems were in sync, and the guests had a […]