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October 9, 2025: LaGuardia Community College was the venue for a recent announcement from NYC’s Department of Transportation. The 29th Street Plaza, part of the LaGuardia Community Greenway initiative, is a vibrant public space featuring tables, chairs, bike racks and

October 9, 2025: The NYC Department of Transportation marked the kickoff of its annual Trick-or-Streets initiative on the brand-new 29th Street Plaza outside LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City—a 17,000-square-foot pedestrian space complete with tables, bike corrals and one

October 8, 2025: LaGuardia Community College was the venue that NYC transportation officials used to announce the fourth consecutive year of “Trick-or-Streets.” Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez spoke at the opening of a new pedestrian plaza at LaGuardia that provides 17,390 square

October 8, 2025: Nelson Ortiz, Director of the Apex Accelerator at LaGuardia Community College, has been honored with El Diario’s ‘El Awards 2025,’ which celebrates Hispanic and Latino men making impactful contributions to society. Through his work, Ortiz helps minority-,

October 7, 2025: LaGuardia Community College and NYC SBS celebrated a graduation for the Healthcare Finance and Operations Students program, which trains low-income New Yorkers for economically-rewarding jobs in the health care sector.

October 6, 2025: New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the return of its annual “Trick-or-Streets” program, as it cut the ribbon on a new pedestrian plaza at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens.

October 6, 2025: The LaGuardia Community Greenway, an outdoor space for LaGuardia students, features one of NYC’s largest asphalt murals – designed by LaGuardia fine arts student Fernanda Contreras.

October 6, 2025: The DOT’s 2025 “Trick-or-Streets” initiative was announced at the ribbon-cutting of LaGuardia Community College’s new pedestrian plaza. Festivities include a Día de Muertos celebration on October 29, 1–4pm, at the LaGuardia Community Greenway, co-hosted with the Mayor’s

October 6, 2025: NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez launched this year’s “Trick-or-Streets” at the ribbon-cutting for LaGuardia’s new 29th Street Plaza in Long Island City. The 17,390-square-foot space, between Skillman and 47th Avenues, features one of NYC’s largest asphalt murals,

October 6, 2025: ‘My Body, My Voice: A Night of Performance and Activism,’ a one-night festival of art and advocacy benefiting The Brigid Alliance comes to LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on October 25. Learn more and purchase tickets here.

October 6, 2025: Kasset is an international band of CUNY students from LaGuardia, Baruch, and Hunter, with members from Poland, Colombia, Indonesia, and New York. Last May, they headlined LPAC’s Music Lab, a residency program for emerging Queens-based artists.

October 6, 2025: LaGuardia Professor Jayashree Kamblé comments on the rising popularity of ‘twisted romance’ books.

NEW YORK TIMES October 31, 2025: Samson Bodapati, an adjunct professor [of Natural Sciences] at LaGuardia Community College and a resident of Jackson Heights, shared his thoughts on the Interborough Express (IBX)—a proposed 14-mile light rail line connecting Jackson Heights

September 29, 2025: LaGuardia Community College Professor Hugo Fernandez and other professionals are traveling the country, documenting how Americans feel about the state of the country.

September 24, 2025: Recent leadership appointments at LaGuardia Community College include: Lorenley Báez, Director of Casa de las Américas; Melissa Grant, Assistant Dean for Advising; Wayne Levy, Chief Information Officer; and Kevin J. Martin, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness.

September 24, 2025: CUNY Dance Initiative to present Sun Kim Dance Theatre in ALIEN OF EXTRAORDINARY on Sunday, November 9 at 5 p.m. at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center.

September 19, 2025: LaGuardia Community College is ranked among the very top of WalletHub’s recently released list of the best community colleges in New York State.

September 17, 2025: LaGuardia Community College, in partnership with SUNY Orange, will launch a 12-month paramedic training program this November to address shortages in Orange County and the Hudson Valley. The program is backed by $500,000 in state funding.

September 17, 2025: A round up on the college decisions of the 2024-25 Kaplan Leadership Scholars from colleges in Queens notes that Tabia Tarannum (LaGuardia’25) has transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

September 15, 2025: Anupam Roy, a lyricist, music composer and singer from Kolkata, West Bengal, will perform at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC) on October 12 and 18. LPAC is a premier cultural hub that showcases world-class performances across

September 12, 2025: LaGuardia Community College, in partnership with SUNY Orange, will launch a year-long paramedic training program—funded by $500,000 from New York State—to help address critical paramedic shortages in Orange County and the Hudson Valley.

September 8, 2025: The 2025 Who’s Who in minority- and women-owned businesses includes Assuanta Howard, Assistant Dean of Business Services in LaGuardia’s Continuing Education Division.

September 4, 2025: Paralegal Studies student Helen Kim reflects on the challenges of balancing school and personal life in a blog post for Teachers College, Columbia University’s Community College Research Center. Features an interview with Paralegal Studies Program Director Andrea

September 4, 2025: Tabia Tarannum (LaGuardia’25, Biology), was named a Kaplan Leadership Scholar during the 2024-25 academic year. The initiative helps community college students complete their associate’s degrees and transfer to four-year institutions.

September 3, 2025: Andrew Ronan has been appointed Executive Director of the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC).

September 1, 2025: Tabia Tarannum (LaGuardia’25, Biology), a Kaplan Leadership Scholar, is working towards her pre-med goals at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.