{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/086348gm36/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["Snapshots of Queens: Views From My Block"]},"logo":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/010/original/Aviary_QPLlogo_192x192.png?1578574261","metadata":[{"label":{"en":["Description"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis video is a compilation of crowdsourced submission to the Queens Memory Covid-19 Project. The video includes written accounts and images of our contributors' relationship with their neighbors and their local blocks during the Covid-19 pandemic, as contributors recite written texts that they have shared through the project for archival preservation. To see more contributions, visit https://queenslib.org/covid \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNili Ness (Written Submission 2020-4-24 / Audio Submission: 2020-4-30) \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\"When we first started feeling like COVID was becoming a real threat in NYC, I ran into my neighbor and asked if she ever needed anything to let me know. She laughed it off but as things became more serious, I texted her to see if there was anything I could do for her. She is 73 and lives by herself with family in CA and India. Eventually she agreed to let me get groceries for her, always insisting on paying for the groceries saying, “I have always had a giving hand, not a taking hand.” And since that day, once or twice a day she calls me to come pick up a bag packed with home cooked South Indian food off of her doorknob. I love that our interactions are symbiotic and that it gives us a reason to call each day and check in with each other. I love that I get delicious food surprises every day. She tells me that when she calls her brother in India, he tells her, “Ok, it’s getting late, you must start cooking, that girl is waiting.” She told me this by way of showing me that it is his way of making sure she doesn’t get too down to cook and eat for herself and as a way to not make me feel bad that she is always giving me food.\"\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAngela Shaw (Written Submission : 2020-4-18 / Audio Submission: 2020-4-30)\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \" I am still working from home, and trying to spend as much time outside enjoying my beautiful neighborhood as possible. I live in Forest Hills Gardens and am moving at the end of the month. So, during this crazy and unfamiliar time, I am also transitioning out of a neighborhood that I know and love. It has been emotional. Below I have attached photos documenting the COVID crisis in and around Forest Hills Gardens. \"\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Sarnoff (Written Submission Date: 2020-4-23 : Edited 2020-4-29 / Audio Submission: 2020-5-1) : \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"My wife and I are married 53 years, and laughter is the key to our longevity. Day after day it is becoming more and more difficult to find humor in times of the corona virus pandemic.What's not funny is that we have been shopping at Stop \u0026amp; Shop for more than fifty years, since it was Waldbaums. Now at 81, I can't even get a Peapod delivery. Seeing people walking about without masks, inches from one another, giving no berth when they pass, coughing, sneezing in supermarkets without masks, steals your sense of humor. I wrote a letter to The Wave, that's the local newspaper, and I entitled it: Love Thy Neighbor, wear a mask, consider our neighbors, the children, the elderly, Contain the disease. Love thy neighbor. We will get through this, I know. It will be a while. I have drawn a large smiley face on my corner so that neighbors will hopefully grin as they come home from work or shopping. Last week, I gave framed copies of my artworks to nurses living on my street. One called me an angel, She had the worst day of her life, consoling families of those stricken or succumbing to the disease. “The timing was perfect,\" she tearfully told me. Even though it conflicts with Jeopardy, I organized some noise-making at 7:00pm to acknowledge all the policemen, women, firemen, women, doctors, nurses, teachers, transit workers, sanitation workers who are on the front line. My wife and I do manage to laugh a few times each day. Nature is thriving. Blossoms are blooming. The world is calmer. It's no longer oscillating, Factories are quiet. The absence of planes, cars, trucks are making things quieter, cleaner, safer. There are cease fires. Even war is being quarantined. People are eating vegetables. Meat is difficult to buy. Vegans are flourishing. We smile about that. Now everybody has to do their part and all the smiles will return.\"\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e (summary)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopyright held by: Queens Borough Public Library\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2020-05-02 (created)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Jo-Ann Wong (Creator)","Nili Ness (Contributor)","Angela Shaw (Contributor)","Robert Sarnoff (Contributor)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English (primary)"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eThis video is a compilation of crowdsourced submission to the Queens Memory Covid-19 Project. The video includes written accounts and images of our contributors' relationship with their neighbors and their local blocks during the Covid-19 pandemic, as contributors recite written texts that they have shared through the project for archival preservation. To see more contributions, visit https://queenslib.org/covid \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink: none;\"\u003eNili Ness (Written Submission 2020-4-24 / Audio Submission: 2020-4-30) \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;\"\u003e:\"When we first started feeling like COVID was becoming a real threat in NYC, I ran into my neighbor and asked if she ever needed anything to let me know. She laughed it off but as things became more serious, I texted her to see if there was anything I could do for her. She is 73 and lives by herself with family in CA and India. Eventually she agreed to let me get groceries for her, always insisting on paying for the groceries saying, \u0026ldquo;I have always had a giving hand, not a taking hand.\u0026rdquo; And since that day, once or twice a day she calls me to come pick up a bag packed with home cooked South Indian food off of her doorknob. I love that our interactions are symbiotic and that it gives us a reason to call each day and check in with each other. I love that I get delicious food surprises every day. She tells me that when she calls her brother in India, he tells her, \u0026ldquo;Ok, it\u0026rsquo;s getting late, you must start cooking, that girl is waiting.\u0026rdquo; She told me this by way of showing me that it is his way of making sure she doesn\u0026rsquo;t get too down to cook and eat for herself and as a way to not make me feel bad that she is always giving me food.\"\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink: none;\"\u003eAngela Shaw (Written Submission : 2020-4-18 / Audio Submission: 2020-4-30)\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;\"\u003e \" I am still working from home, and trying to spend as much time outside enjoying my beautiful neighborhood as possible. I live in Forest Hills Gardens and am moving at the end of the month. So, during this crazy and unfamiliar time, I am also transitioning out of a neighborhood that I know and love. It has been emotional. Below I have attached photos documenting the COVID crisis in and around Forest Hills Gardens. \"\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;\"\u003eRobert Sarnoff (Written Submission Date: 2020-4-23 : Edited 2020-4-29 / Audio Submission: 2020-5-1) : \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;\"\u003e\"My wife and I are married 53 years, and laughter is the key to our longevity. Day after day it is becoming more and more difficult to find humor in times of the corona virus pandemic.What's not funny is that we have been shopping at Stop \u0026amp; Shop for more than fifty years, since it was Waldbaums. Now at 81, I can't even get a Peapod delivery. Seeing people walking about without masks, inches from one another, giving no berth when they pass, coughing, sneezing in supermarkets without masks, steals your sense of humor. I wrote a letter to The Wave, that's the local newspaper, and I entitled it: Love Thy Neighbor, wear a mask, consider our neighbors, the children, the elderly, Contain the disease. Love thy neighbor. We will get through this, I know. It will be a while. I have drawn a large smiley face on my corner so that neighbors will hopefully grin as they come home from work or shopping. Last week, I gave framed copies of my artworks to nurses living on my street. One called me an angel, She had the worst day of her life, consoling families of those stricken or succumbing to the disease. \u0026ldquo;The timing was perfect,\" she tearfully told me. Even though it conflicts with Jeopardy, I organized some noise-making at 7:00pm to acknowledge all the policemen, women, firemen, women, doctors, nurses, teachers, transit workers, sanitation workers who are on the front line. My wife and I do manage to laugh a few times each day. Nature is thriving. Blossoms are blooming. The world is calmer. It's no longer oscillating, Factories are quiet. The absence of planes, cars, trucks are making things quieter, cleaner, safer. There are cease fires. Even war is being quarantined. People are eating vegetables. Meat is difficult to buy. Vegans are flourishing. We smile about that. Now everybody has to do their part and all the smiles will return.\"\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"]},"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eCopyright held by: Queens Borough Public Library\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"]}},"provider":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/aboutus","type":"Agent","label":{"en":["Queens Public Library"]},"homepage":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/","type":"Text","label":{"en":["Queens Public Library"]},"format":"text/html"}],"logo":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/010/original/Aviary_QPLlogo_192x192.png?1578574261","type":"Image"}]}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/084/033/small/qm_videos3.jpg?1591808221","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 1 of 1 - QMP_Views_From_My_Block_5-4-2020.mp4"]},"duration":349.056,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/084/033/small/qm_videos3.jpg?1591808221","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033/content/1/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-queenslibrary.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/084/033/original/QMP_Views_From_My_Block_5-4-2020.mp4?1588691224","type":"Video","format":"video/mp4","duration":349.056,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033/transcript/16329","type":"AnnotationPage","label":{"en":["Full Transcript 2 [Transcript]"]},"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033/transcript/16329/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\n INTRO: [music]\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033#t=24.0,32.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033/transcript/16329/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\n NILI NESS: When we first started feeling like COVID was becoming a real threat in New York City. I ran into my neighbor and asked her if she needed anything to let me know. She laughed it off, but as things became more serious, I texted her to see if there was anything I could do for her. She is 73 and lives by herself with family in California and India. Eventually she agreed to let me get groceries for her. Always insisting on paying for the groceries, saying I have always had a giving hand, not a taking hand and since that day, once or twice a day, she calls me to come pick up a bag packed with home cooked South Indian food off of her doorknob. I love that our interactions are symbiotic and then it gives us a reason to call each day and check in with each other. I love that I get delicious food surprises every day. She tells me that when she calls her brother in India, he tells her, okay, it's getting late. You must start cooking that girl's waiting. She told me this by way of showing me that it is his way of making sure she doesn't get too down to cook and eat for herself. And as a way to not make me feel bad that she's always giving me food.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033#t=32.0,109.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033/transcript/16329/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\n ANGELA SHAW: I am still working from home and trying to spend as much time outside enjoying my beautiful neighborhood as possible. I live in Forest Hills Gardens and am moving at the end of the month. So during this crazy and unfamiliar time, I'm also transitioning out of a neighborhood that I know and love. It has been emotional. Below, I have attached photos documenting the COVID crisis in and around Forest Hills Gardens.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033#t=109.0,158.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033/transcript/16329/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\n\tMy wife and I are married 53 years and laughter is the key to our longevity. Day after day, it is becoming more and more difficult to find humor in times of the Coronavirus pandemic. What's not funny is that we have been shopping at Stop and Shop for than 50 years since it was Waldbaums. Now at 81, I can't even get a Pea Pod delivery. Seeing people walking about without masks, inches from one another, giving no berth when they pass. Coughing, sneezing in supermarkets without masks steals your sense of humor. I sent a letter to the Wave, that's the local newspaper and I entitled it, \"Love thy neighbor. Wear a mask.\" Consider our neighbors, the children, the elderly, contain the disease. Love thy neighbor. We will get through this. I know it will be awhile. I have drawn a large smiley face on my corner so that neighbors will hopefully grin as they come home from work or shopping. Last week I gave framed copies of my artworks to nurses living on my street. One called me an angel. She had the worst day of her life consoling families of those stricken or succumbing to the disease. The timing was perfect, she definitely told me.\n\n","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033#t=158.0,261.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/19629/file/84033/transcript/16329/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\n ROBERT SARNOFF: Even though it conflicts with jeopardy, I organized some noise making at 7:00 PM to acknowledge all the policemen, women, firemen, women, doctors, nurses, teachers, transit workers, sanitation workers who are on the front lines. My wife and I do manage to laugh a few times each day. Nature is thriving. Blossoms are blooming. The world is calmer. It's no longer oscillating. The factories, are quiet the absence of planes, cars, trucks are making things quieter, cleaner, safer. There are ceasefires. Even war is being quarantined. People are eating vegetables. 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