Ten formerly incarcerated people are in The Art of Tailoring program led by Alessandro Arguello, above second to the left, a once imprisoned man, who along with Maria Miranda and Franco Maselli are guiding the previously justice-involved to a possible new future with a needle and a thread in Astoria.
The initiative is led by Evie Litwok, above left, of Witness to Mass Incarceration, a nonprofit that works to end recidivism by helping individuals become financially independent. The program is seeking 20 people from Astoria, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Woodside who were formerly in the…