Our Streets, Our Stories

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OUR STREETS, OUR STORIES is a project of the Brooklyn Public Library's Department of Outreach Services that seeks to explore the Brooklyn that is and was, from the words of the community that lives here. Our hope is to create neighborhood-specific history archives based around interviews with Brookl…

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    • Feb 14, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 287 EPISODES


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    Edna Clement Swan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 59:27


    Edna Clement Swan is interviewed by Lina Chang over the phone at the Central Library on February 14th, 2020.

    Frangena Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 35:48


    Frangena Johnson is interviewed by Lina Chang over the phone at the Central Library on February 5th, 2020.

    Saundra Sirmans

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 12:30


    Saundra Sirmans is interviewed by Lina Chang over the phone at the Central Library on January 30th, 2020.

    Bilal Ndongo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 51:24


    Bilal Ndongo is interviewed by Lina Chang at the Brownsville Library on January 22nd, 2020.

    Robert Anthony Gibbons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 27:09


    Robert Anthony Gibbons is interviewed by Lina Chang at the Central Library on January 15th, 2020.

    Jennifer R. Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 14:23


    Jennifer R. Williams is interviewed by Lina Chang at the Central Library on January 8th, 2020. Image still from video, courtesy of Jennifer R. Williams.

    Ras Omeil Morgan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 16:34


    Ras Omeil Morgan is interviewed by Lina Chang at the Central Library on December 17th, 2019.

    Lawrence James

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 7:31


    Lawrence James is interviewed by Lina Chang at the Central Library on November 20th, 2019.

    Marsha Desormeaux

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 2:55


    Marsha Desormeaux is interviewed by Lina Chang at the Central Library on October 26th, 2019.

    Aretha Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 4:36


    Aretha Campbell is interviewed by Taina Evans at the Central Library on October 26th, 2019.

    Bernadette OKeKe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 5:01


    Bernadette OKeKe is interviewed by Lina Chang at the Central Library on October 26th, 2019.

    NAG (Neighbors against Garbage, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, North Brooklyn Neighbors)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 88:36


    Members past and present of N.A.G. (Neighbors against Garbage, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, North Brooklyn Neighbors) are interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on January 31, 2019.

    Felice Kirby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 37:22


    Felice Kirby, community organizer and activist, is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on May 15, 2019.

    Jane Pool

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 43:25


    Jane Pool, community activist, is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on May 24th, 2019

    Victoria Cambranes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 22:22


    Victoria Cambranes, progressive activist, is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on May 23, 2019.

    Marcy Boyle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 19:25


    Marcy Boyle, lifelong Greenpoint resident, is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on Diamond Street, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on June 11, 2019.

    John Dereszewski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 39:13


    John Dereszewski, Greenpointer and former Community Board 1 member is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Forest Hills, Queens on May 27, 2019.

    Julie Lawrence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 25:34


    Julie Lawrence, community activist, is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on May 23, 2019.

    Bill Schmidt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 12:41


    Urban Forester Bill Schmidt is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on May 29, 2019.

    Hannah Cinelli

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 10:03


    Hannah Cinelli is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on Box Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on May 7, 2019.

    Jimmy Pynn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 74:32


    Jimmy Pynn, 22 year Plant Superintendent at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, is interviewed on May 1, 2019, at the Central Library.

    Geoff Cobb

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 28:41


    Geoff Cobb, author and local historian, is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on Box Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on April 24th, 2019.

    Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 51:12


    Laura Treciokas, Christine Holowacz, Laura Truettner and Peter Washburn of the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF)are interviewed by Acacia Thompson on Huron Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on February 27, 2019.

    Newtown Creek Alliance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 110:00


    Katie Schmidt, Mitch Waxman, Kate Zidar, Mai Armstrong, Bill Schuck, Paul Parkhill, Damian Lawyer, David Yassky, Paul Pullo, Mike Dulong, Willis Elkins, Steve Lang, Dorothy Moorehead, Laura Hoffman, Lisa Bloodgood and Dewey Thompson of Newtown Creek Alliance are interviewed by Acacia Thompson on January 16, 2019 on Kingsland Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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    GWAPP (Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 55:40


    Laura Treciokas, Trina McKeever, Joe Vance, Katie Denny Horowitz, Christine Holowacz and Adam Perlmutter, members of GWAPP (Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning)are interviewed by Acacia Thompson on Oak Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on Februrary 25, 2019.

    Edmund Michaleski

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 35:25


    Edmund Michaleski, chemist and lifelong Greenpoint resident, is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on Oak Street In Greenpoint, Brooklyn on May 23, 2018.

    Stephanie Thayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 28:59


    Stephanie Thayer is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on March 20, 2019.

    Laura Hoffman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 80:25


    Laura Hoffman, environmental activist, is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on Dupont Street in Greenpoint Brooklyn, on February 8, 2018.

    Rich Mazur

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 45:10


    Rich Mazur, Executive Director of North Brooklyn Development Corps., is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on February 6, 2019, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

    Kim and Scott Fraser

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 109:37


    Kim and Scott Fraser, Greenpoint environmental activists, are interviewed by Acacia Thompson on August 4th, 2018, on Kent Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

    Mitch Waxman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 44:51


    Newtown Creek historian and photographer Mitch Waxman is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Astoria, Queens on October 24, 2018.

    Randy Sandlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 26:32


    Randy Sandlin of Lentol Garden is interviewed at PS 110 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on November 2, 2018.

    Paul Pullo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 15:22


    Paul Pullo is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on Kingsland Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on March 22, 2019.

    Marilyn McCouley

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 15:56


    Marilyn McCouley is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on Apollo Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on October 17, 2018.

    Sarah Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 21:04


    Sarah Ward of the Greenpoint Eco-Schools is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on November 29, 2018.

    Jens Rasmussen and Monica Schroeder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 28:05


    Jens Rasmussen and Monica Schroeder of the North Brooklyn Boat Club are interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on December 12, 2018.

    Noa Bornstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 27:54


    Noa Bornstein is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on March 8, 2019.

    Superintendent Alicja Winniki

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 14:18


    Superintendent Alicja Winniki is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Brooklyn on February 27, 2019.

    Kevin Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 7:41


    Kevin Thompson of ExxonMobil is interviewed by Acacia Thompson in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on March 1, 2019.

    Katherine Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 52:23


    Katherine Thompson is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on Calyer Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on October 17th, 2018.

    Mike Schade

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 31:59


    Mike Schade is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts, Brooklyn on November 1, 2018.

    Anonymous

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 18:06


    Anonymous is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on June 13, 2018.

    Hank Linhart

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 40:38


    Hank Linhart is interviewed by Acacia Thompson at the Central Library in Brooklyn on January 30, 2019.

    Dewey Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 21:13


    Dewey Thompson is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on November 16, 2018 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

    Frank Farrell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 10:39


    Fred Farrell is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on June 13, 2018 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

    Pastor Amy Kienzle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 31:36


    Pastor Amy Kienzle is interviewed by Acacia Thompson on November 13, 2018 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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