City Tech students take first and third prizes in CUNY/Labor Arts essay contest
First-year New York City College of Technology (City Tech) students Jessica Guerra and Michael Youmans have taken two top prizes in this year’s City University of New York (CUNY)/Labor Arts “Making Work Visible” Contest.
Jessica Guerra’s first-place essay, “The Williamsburg Renaissance,” for which she won $1,000, is a creative blend of personal narrative and nonfiction telling the story of how change affected both Williamsburg and its residents.