LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College/ CUNY Podcast
1) Coming Out on Univision: Maritza Martinez, Latina Lesbian Activist in Queens, 1990s
Activists Daniel Dromm and Maritza Martinez co-founded the Queens Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee in 1992. Under their leadership, the committee organized and raised funds for the inaugural Queens Pri...Show More
Coming Out on Univision: Maritza Martinez, Latina Lesbian Activist in Queens, 1990s
04:25 | Jul 11th, 2017
2) Daniel Dromm: Queens Pride Parade fundraising in gay bars
In this 2-minute clip Council Member Daniel Dromm talks about fundraising for the first Queens Pride Parade.
3) Stephen Joseph: AIDS and the Needle Exchange
Stephen Joseph was commissioner of health of New York City from 1986-1990. Already considered one of the most challenging public health jobs in the United States, Joseph took the position when New Yor...Show More
4) Stephen Joseph: New York vs San Francisco
Stephen Joseph was commissioner of health of New York City from 1986-1990. Already considered one of the most challenging public health jobs in the United States, Joseph took the position when New Yor...Show More
5) The Knapp Commission: Jay Kriegel and Mike Armstrong
In what TheNew York Times today has labeled, “one of the most significant roundups ofpolice supervisors in the recent history of the police department,” the U.S.Attorney for the Southern District has ...Show More
6) Sam Roberts on Labor History
Sam Roberts of the New York Times speaks on labor history at the unveiling of the 2016 Working People calendar, outlining important labor milestones from the Tompkins Square Blood or Bread Riot of 187...Show More
7) Professor Richard K. Lieberman: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
At the launch party of CUNY's 2011 Health in America calendar, Professor Richard K. Lieberman, director of the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives, described the horrible details of the 1911 Triangle Shirtw...Show More
8) Dr. June Jackson Christmas: Sydenham Hospital
Dr.June Jackson Christmas, a psychiatrist, was the first African-American womanappointed Commissioner of the New York City Department Health and MentalRetardation Services by Mayor Lindsay in 1972. Sh...Show More
9) The Great Snow Storm of 1969
Sid Davidoff was administrative assistant to Mayor John V. Lindsay for seven years.  Jay Kriegel was Lindsay’s Chief of Staff and Special Counsel. They were widely considered two of the Mayor’s top p...Show More
10) Alice and Bill Havlena
Alice and Bill Havlena talk about their experiences with health, healthcare, and access to food during the Great Depression. This oral history was conducted in 1987.