NYC Parks Covid Oral History

NYC Parks Covid Oral History

In 2022, NYC Parks embarked on an oral history project to capture stories from more than 100 Parks employees about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 changed New Yorkers’ relationship with open space. This project aims to capture and preserve for the historical record this important slice of Parks history. The interviews captured what they did, saw, thought, learned, and hoped for as New Yorkers, public servants, and lovers and stewards of parks and open spaces. The interviews are raw, sincere, insightful, personal, painful, and funny—as unique as each person who participated in this project. Participants span entry level staff to the Commissioner. The stories represent every corner of the Agency. The podcast is produced by the NYC Parks Media Education Lab at McCarren Park Play Center in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The hosts are Diana Baker, senior media education associate, and Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, author and project director. Eghosa R. Ogboe: Producer/Editor.

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August 8, 2023 28 mins

Podcast Recording

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Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn. Read more
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July 25, 2023 25 mins
Sept. 29, 2020. Read more
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July 18, 2023 24 mins
Madison Square Park, April 14, 2020. Read more
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July 11, 2023 23 mins
Hunts Point Recreation Center. Read more
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June 27, 2023 21 mins
Going Green for Parkies, May 2021, Washington Square Arch. Read more
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Queens Read more
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June 6, 2023 26 mins
Alley Pond Park Read more
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May 23, 2023 20 mins
Learning Bridges Read more
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May 16, 2023 19 mins

Mounted PEP Read more

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