Byline: Tasha Balkaran

Dr. Leonard Vogt, age 75, laid his eyes to rest for the last time on September 30th, 2018 in the Riverside Premier Rehabilitation and Healing Center. Born on May 10th,…

Adoption through foster care was once deemed unlawful and forbidden by the state of New York, thus forcing children who were in the custody of these families for years to…

Dear LaGuardians, My name is Tasha Balkaran and I am the Editor-in-Chief of The Bridge: LaGuardia Community College’s Official Campus Newspaper. I have served my time as Editor for nearly…

The grounds of Paola’s shaky voice begin to reveal the rough path she followed to receive a full-ride to Columbia University. Paola Cruz, 26, is an undergraduate at Columbia University,…

The Forbidden Journey of Adoption Through Foster Care Adoption through foster care was once considered unlawful and forbidden, thus forcing children who were in the custody of these families for…

Long Island City, home to a little over 68,000 residents will soon be the home to one of two new headquarters for the online shopping megastore Amazon, a development that…

Wired on their morning coffee, an intro to journalism class is greeted by the award-winning journalist, Melissa Noel at LaGuardia Community College. Ms. Noel is a Guyanese-American independent multimedia journalist.…

Sitting in his C-building office, Mark Healy’s eyes glistened with excitement as he vividly explained how going from being a cargo driver for John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) to working…

My name is Tasha Balkaran, and I am the Editor-in-Chief of The Bridge. I joined The Bridge in January of 2017 with no experience or knowledge of how to write…

Lizbeth Mateo, the immigration lawyer who fights for undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States, now has her own agenda – fighting for herself to stay. Ms. Mateo was…