City To Guarantee 2-Month Jobs for Sentenced Inmates After They Leave Jail
City officials and staff of The Fortune Society announce a new program called “Jails to Jobs” in Long Island City on March 29, 2017. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Officials announced a plan Wednesday to boost social services programs in the city’s jail system, including a new initiative that would guarantee […]
Long Island City bakery that threatened to fire immigrant workers reverses course for now
A Long Island City bakery that told its workers they had to produce papers or be fired in 10 days said it was granted an extension by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prove that its employees are legally allowed to continue work. Employees at Tom Cat Bakery in Long Island City received a […]
Mobile library coming back to Long Island City as construction of new branch continues
The new 5 1/2-story library at Hunters Point in Long Island City is scheduled to open this summer but residents don’t want to wait that long to check out books. Queens Library announced that a mobile library will return to Hunters Point on April 9 at Gantry Plaza State Park. Library card holders will be able […]