{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/mp4vh5cz43/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["Episode 1: Adjustment"]},"logo":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/010/original/Aviary_QPLlogo_192x192.png?1578574261","metadata":[{"label":{"en":["Description"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eThe  \u003ca href=\"http://queensmemory.org/\"\u003eQueens Memory Project\u003c/a\u003e brings you the premiere of season two of the  \u003ca href=\"../\"\u003eQueens Memory Podcast\u003c/a\u003e.  This season we have collected documented experiences of Queens residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpisode one features testimonies of two residents who live near hospitals and the blaring realities they face, as well as others who struggle to find a sense of normalcy, who feel as though they have lost time, and those who have lost loved ones to the virus.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOn March 20, 2020, at 11 am,  \u003ca href=\"https://www.c-span.org/video/?470549-1/governor-cuomo-essential-workers-work-home\"\u003eGovernor Cuomo delivered a press briefing\u003c/a\u003e on New York’s response to COVID-19. It was in this briefing that the governor announced an executive stay-at-home order, urging residents to isolate to flatten the curve of coronavirus infections in New York.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the following weeks and months, Queens residents still grapple with how isolation and COVID-19 have impacted their lives. Malcolm Boyd and Elizabeth O’Brien share their stories of living near hospitals in Queens, including Elmhurst Hospital, which Boyd describes as a COVID ‘hotspot.’ Queens, and  \u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/03/29/new-york-is-fast-becoming-the-worlds-next-coronavirus-hotspot\"\u003eElmhurst Hospital\u003c/a\u003e in particular, has in fact had the  \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-york-neighborhoods-with-the-most-coronavirus-cases-11585781164\"\u003ehighest infection rates in the city\u003c/a\u003e,  and remains toward the  \u003ca href=\"https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map\"\u003etop of the list\u003c/a\u003e for most confirmed cases and deaths in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eO’Brien laments over the state of health in Queens, specifically for \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/1/21277407/nyc-subway-crews-hit-hardest-by-coronavirus-pandemic-mta-numbers-show\"\u003eMTA workers\u003c/a\u003e and essential \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=grocery+store+workers+covid+nyc\u0026amp;rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS825US825\u0026amp;oq=grocery+store+workers+covid+nyc\u0026amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.5019j0j9\u0026amp;sourceid=chrome\u0026amp;ie=UTF-8\"\u003egrocery staff\u003c/a\u003e, noting that as of her recording on April 20th, an estimated 7,000 have died of COVID-19. At the time, testing was not administered widely, so the exact number of COVID related deaths is \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/nyregion/new-york-coronavirus-deaths.html\"\u003edisputed\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFurther in the episode, recent high school graduate Kafilat Abdul of South Jamaica speaks of \u003ca href=\"http://www.nysed.gov/news/2020/state-education-department-issues-guidance-graduation-and-course-requirement-changes-due\"\u003emissing out on her graduation ceremony\u003c/a\u003e and celebrations, and Justin Kwiatowski of Queens Village, an essential worker, talks of maintaining a routine, adhering to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/worker-safety-support/index.html\"\u003esafety procedures\u003c/a\u003e, and finding the positives in life.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn April 2nd, Mayor de Blasio \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU8SPervUD4\"\u003esaid in his daily press briefing\u003c/a\u003e: “This is a transformative moment for the state, for the country. I believe that. I also believe this is a moment when you see what people are made of.”\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Queens residents continue to reel from their experiences with COVID-19. Ann Hepperman, of Jackson Heights, contracted the virus in March, and shares her experience of being in total quarantine, \u003ca href=\"https://www.mountsinai.org/appointment/telehealth-ms-now\"\u003eaccessing tele-health\u003c/a\u003e, and what it was like to re-enter the world once she had recovered. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHepperman speaks of suffering a panic attack at a grocery store and the psychological trauma she has faced and many others are likely to suffer from. \u003ca href=\"https://www.immigrationmicpodcast.com/p/about-hendel/\"\u003eHendal Leiva\u003c/a\u003e lost a friend to COVID-19, and talks about the suddenness of his friend’s death and how it has impacted him. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResources are available to help those struggling with stress, anxiety, and loss related to COVID-19. For helping yourself manage anxiety see \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/9-resources-for-coping-with-coronavirus-anxiety\"\u003eHealth Line’s tips\u003c/a\u003e, for those with children, visit \u003ca href=\"https://childmind.org/article/anxiety-and-coping-with-coronavirus/\"\u003eChild Mind\u003c/a\u003e, and if you have suffered a loss, \u003ca href=\"https://healthmatters.nyp.org/how-to-cope-with-grief-amid-covid-19/\"\u003eNew York Presbyterian offers advice\u003c/a\u003e. These are just a few of the vast number of online resources available -- for immediate help, please consider calling a 24/7 \u003ca href=\"https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline\"\u003ehelpline\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferenced at the end of the show is a tribute to first responders by the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels, which can be \u003ca href=\"https://www.militarytimes.com/news/coronavirus/2020/04/28/bue-angels-thunderbirds-pay-tribute-to-first-responders-in-nyc-flyover/\"\u003eseen here\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s not too late to submit your story to the Queens Memory Project. Follow \u003ca href=\"https://qplnyc.urbanarchive.me/cities/nyc\"\u003ethis link\u003c/a\u003e to submit an audio recording, text, video, or photos that you feel documents your experience of COVID-19.\u003c/p\u003e (summary)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eThis audio piece was produced by the Queens Memory Project and is available for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License. For inquiries, please contact queensmemory@queenslibrary.org.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2020-08-06 (released)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Ann Heppermann (Contributor)","Hendel Leiva (Contributor)","Justin Kwiatkowski (Contributor)","Kafilat Abdul (Contributor)","Malcolm Boyd (Contributor)","Elizabeth O’Brien (Contributor)","Jordan Gass-Poore (Producer)","Natalie Milbrodt (Producer)","Meral Agish (Host)","Briana Stodden (Editor)","Anna Williams (Editor)","Jo-Ann Wong (Editor)","Elias Ravin (Composer)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English (primary)"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eThe\u0026nbsp; \u003ca href=\"http://queensmemory.org/\"\u003eQueens Memory Project\u003c/a\u003e brings you the premiere of season two of the\u0026nbsp; \u003ca href=\"../\"\u003eQueens Memory Podcast\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp; This season we have collected documented experiences of Queens residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eEpisode one features testimonies of two residents who live near hospitals and the blaring realities they face, as well as others who struggle to find a sense of normalcy, who feel as though they have lost time, and those who have lost loved ones to the virus.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOn March 20, 2020, at 11 am,\u0026nbsp; \u003ca href=\"https://www.c-span.org/video/?470549-1/governor-cuomo-essential-workers-work-home\"\u003eGovernor Cuomo delivered a press briefing\u003c/a\u003e on New York\u0026rsquo;s response to COVID-19. It was in this briefing that the governor announced an executive stay-at-home order, urging residents to isolate to flatten the curve of coronavirus infections in New York.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn the following weeks and months, Queens residents still grapple with how isolation and COVID-19 have impacted their lives. Malcolm Boyd and Elizabeth O\u0026rsquo;Brien share their stories of living near hospitals in Queens, including Elmhurst Hospital, which Boyd describes as a COVID \u0026lsquo;hotspot.\u0026rsquo; Queens, and\u0026nbsp; \u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/03/29/new-york-is-fast-becoming-the-worlds-next-coronavirus-hotspot\"\u003eElmhurst Hospital\u003c/a\u003e in particular, has in fact had the\u0026nbsp; \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-york-neighborhoods-with-the-most-coronavirus-cases-11585781164\"\u003ehighest infection rates in the city\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026nbsp; and remains toward the\u0026nbsp; \u003ca href=\"https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map\"\u003etop of the list\u003c/a\u003e for most confirmed cases and deaths in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eO\u0026rsquo;Brien laments over the state of health in Queens, specifically for \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/1/21277407/nyc-subway-crews-hit-hardest-by-coronavirus-pandemic-mta-numbers-show\"\u003eMTA workers\u003c/a\u003e and essential \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=grocery+store+workers+covid+nyc\u0026amp;rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS825US825\u0026amp;oq=grocery+store+workers+covid+nyc\u0026amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.5019j0j9\u0026amp;sourceid=chrome\u0026amp;ie=UTF-8\"\u003egrocery staff\u003c/a\u003e, noting that as of her recording on April 20th, an estimated 7,000 have died of COVID-19. At the time, testing was not administered widely, so the exact number of COVID related deaths is \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/nyregion/new-york-coronavirus-deaths.html\"\u003edisputed\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFurther in the episode, recent high school graduate Kafilat Abdul of South Jamaica speaks of \u003ca href=\"http://www.nysed.gov/news/2020/state-education-department-issues-guidance-graduation-and-course-requirement-changes-due\"\u003emissing out on her graduation ceremony\u003c/a\u003e and celebrations, and Justin Kwiatowski of Queens Village, an essential worker, talks of maintaining a routine, adhering to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/worker-safety-support/index.html\"\u003esafety procedures\u003c/a\u003e, and finding the positives in life.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOn April 2nd, Mayor de Blasio \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU8SPervUD4\"\u003esaid in his daily press briefing\u003c/a\u003e: \u0026ldquo;This is a transformative moment for the state, for the country. I believe that. I also believe this is a moment when you see what people are made of.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMeanwhile, Queens residents continue to reel from their experiences with COVID-19. Ann Hepperman, of Jackson Heights, contracted the virus in March, and shares her experience of being in total quarantine, \u003ca href=\"https://www.mountsinai.org/appointment/telehealth-ms-now\"\u003eaccessing tele-health\u003c/a\u003e, and what it was like to re-enter the world once she had recovered.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHepperman speaks of suffering a panic attack at a grocery store and the psychological trauma she has faced and many others are likely to suffer from. \u003ca href=\"https://www.immigrationmicpodcast.com/p/about-hendel/\"\u003eHendal Leiva\u003c/a\u003e lost a friend to COVID-19, and talks about the suddenness of his friend\u0026rsquo;s death and how it has impacted him.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eResources are available to help those struggling with stress, anxiety, and loss related to COVID-19. For helping yourself manage anxiety see \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/9-resources-for-coping-with-coronavirus-anxiety\"\u003eHealth Line\u0026rsquo;s tips\u003c/a\u003e, for those with children, visit \u003ca href=\"https://childmind.org/article/anxiety-and-coping-with-coronavirus/\"\u003eChild Mind\u003c/a\u003e, and if you have suffered a loss, \u003ca href=\"https://healthmatters.nyp.org/how-to-cope-with-grief-amid-covid-19/\"\u003eNew York Presbyterian offers advice\u003c/a\u003e. These are just a few of the vast number of online resources available -- for immediate help, please consider calling a 24/7 \u003ca href=\"https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline\"\u003ehelpline\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eReferenced at the end of the show is a tribute to first responders by the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels, which can be \u003ca href=\"https://www.militarytimes.com/news/coronavirus/2020/04/28/bue-angels-thunderbirds-pay-tribute-to-first-responders-in-nyc-flyover/\"\u003eseen here\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026rsquo;s not too late to submit your story to the Queens Memory Project. Follow \u003ca href=\"https://qplnyc.urbanarchive.me/cities/nyc\"\u003ethis link\u003c/a\u003e to submit an audio recording, text, video, or photos that you feel documents your experience of COVID-19.\u003c/p\u003e"]},"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eThis audio piece was produced by the Queens Memory Project and is available for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License. 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The stories you're about to hear were collected for our archives to document the experiences of Queens residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. I'm the Queens Memory Community Coordinator, Meral Agish.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=3.0,22.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Meral Agish:\u003c/strong\u003e In season one, we told origin stories of how our Queens neighbors came here from all over the world from all walks of life, to build a home in this city of opportunities. This year, our home feels very different.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=23.0,33.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Added Audio :\u003c/strong\u003e [AMBULANCE AUDIO].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=34.0,43.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Meral Agish:\u003c/strong\u003e This past spring, New York City was the center of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, and Queens had the highest numbers of diagnosed cases and hospitalizations. Many Queens residents were living and working on the front lines, providing essential services and supporting family and community members.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=44.0,68.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Added Audio:\u003c/strong\u003e [INDISTINGUISHABLE CROSS TALK OF TESTIMONIES].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=69.0,69.05"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Meral Agish:\u003c/strong\u003e These personal stories were not well documented by the media. As news of the pandemic moved at a stunning pace. Without real time documentation, memories can fade and facts can be misremembered making it difficult to reconstruct lived experience. After March 20th, as the city was urged to stay at home, we collected first person accounts from the communities affected in the most acute ways.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=70.0,93.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Added Audio:\u003c/strong\u003e [CROSSTALK OF TESTIMONIES] I put myself in very strict quarantine...Tried to distance ourselves from each other as much as possible...7,000 people have died...Cherished the people that matter most...I can finally say I lived through it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=94.0,105.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Meral Agish:\u003c/strong\u003e This new season of the Queens Memory Podcast will feature these first person accounts from our community, as we get through this historic pandemic together. Let's listen.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=106.0,117.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Cuomo Press Briefing:\u003c/strong\u003e Number one opportunity to make a difference here is to flatten the curve. Flatten the increase of the number of cases coming into the hospital system. And the best way to do that is by reducing density. So we're going to put out an executive order today, which is, we're going to close because the rate of increase in the number of cases, uh, portends a total overwhelming of our hospital system. Remain in doors to the greatest extent to protect physical and mental health. We need everyone to be safe. Otherwise, no one can be safe. Only essential businesses will be functioning. And when I talk about the most drastic action we can take, this is the most drastic action we can take.\n00:02:55.000 --\u003e 00:03:18.000\nLiving in the city, you get used to the noise that surrounds you. All the sirens and traffic sounds fade into the background, but for those who live near hospitals, like Malcolm Boyd from Elmhurst and from Astoria, their experience of the stay at home order had them tuning into the sounds of the city and the struggles of our first responders and essential workers battling the coronavirus.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=118.0,174.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Malcolm Boyd :\u003c/strong\u003e I've lived in Queens, New York for going on four years now. I moved to New York from the West coast. I'm a published author. And I tried to take the time during the lockdown, I guess you would call it to concentrate on my writing and everything was going fine, but I live about six blocks away from Elmhurst Hospital. And as everyone knows, Elmhurst Hospital, is like the hot spot of all hot spots in the country and the constant drone of the sirens from the ambulances coming and going constantly, day and night. I noticed that they seem to pick up more late at night than during the day. It kind of really started getting to me. And at first, when you hear a siren, you know, you kind of notice it and then, you know, as long as you don't have anything to do with it, you ignore it. But just, they just one, they just came in waves. One after the other, after the other practically drove me out the house.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=199.0,253.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Elizabeth O'Brien:\u003c/strong\u003e I live about four blocks from Mount Sinai Queens. And just the sound of the ambulance constantly passing has been very upsetting and heartbreaking. Thousands of people, I think up to this morning, over 7,000 people have died. This is unimaginable in New York City, and it's been very upsetting as to how it occurred. I did get a mask. I've also filled my refrigerator with different foods. My cabinets with special canned good. Just wearing the mask and gloves frightens me a little bit. And I don't really know at this point what's going to happen. The saddest part is I live surrounded by the subway as well, and they left the subway running and the transit workers and bus workers. They're getting sick as well. So are grocery store employees. So the people that are helping us the most are the people that are suffering the most. I don't know what the future will hold.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=254.0,323.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Meral Agish:\u003c/strong\u003e The resilience of our Queens neighbors is undeniable. As we adjusted to staying indoors and practicing social distance, we had time to reflect on our lives and our society. Our job was to flatten the curve and to do our part to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Staying positive and being grateful was key to dealing with the effects of isolation. Kafilat Abdul of South Jamaica and Justin Kwiatowski from Queens Village share how challenging that has been.\n\n000:5:53.000 --\u003e 0006:23.000\nLife under 'rona, you know, that's what we're calling it. Life under 'rona is difficult and hard, especially for me. I'm 18. This was my senior year. I was supposed to be out here thinking about prom and graduation and senior barbecue and all my senior activities. I can't because it got canceled now. Supposed to be having the time of my life at this point. And Im doing school online. I'm doing school online, like what? This is really going to be one of the books. One for the history books. And I never thought [INAUDIBLE] my life and here I am.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=324.0,352.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Kafilat Abdul:\u003c/strong\u003e It's Ramadan. I'm Muslim. So I'm fasting at home every day, sitting in the same scenery. I'm losing track of the days of the week because it's just the same scenery every day. And it sucks. I can sadly say I lived through it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=384.0,405.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Justin Kwiatkowski:\u003c/strong\u003e I'm calling from my home in Queens Village. I'm a proud member of the Queens Public Library. And I am coping with the virus by trying to maintain a routine, to keep some semblance of a schedule every day. Even if I don't have to go to work. I'm very fortunate that I'm an essential worker. I'm still working. I'm riding the subway every day. I'm wearing my mask and gloves and washing my hands as often as I can. I'm trying to avoid people and keep my distance. So far I haven't been sick and I'm very happy to have a job and good health, but honestly, I'm just trying to maintain some sense of normalcy and routine so that I don't get anxiety. I don't sit in my house and worry about things I cannot control because that doesn't help you. It won't help anybody to be upset. It's better to approach things with a positive attitude and try and help people and do the best you can and be grateful for what you have. If anything, this has taught me to cherish the people that matter most and what you have in life, because it could all be gone tomorrow. Be satisfied that you have good health and a job. Everything else will fall into place. Whenever it falls into place.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=406.0,489.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e DeBlasio Press Briefing:\u003c/strong\u003e Number of positive cases, up to 8,669. Current hospitalizations, as I said, 92,000 tested positive 13,000 currently hospitalized that's up 1,100. Number of deaths up to 2,373. Challenges still at the apex. That's what this is been all about for every system in this country, now. Everyone is basically waging the same battle. When you hit the apex, which is the highest rate of infection, highest number of people coming into the hospital system: Can you handle that number? Which is at the apex of the curve. We call that the battle of the mountaintop I've said at this briefing, you know, this is a transformative moment for the state, for the country, I believe that. I also believe it's a moment where you really see what people are made of when the pressure is on that's when you see all the cracks and you see all the strength.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=490.0,557.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e DeBlasio Press Briefing:\u003c/strong\u003e This is very -- it's incredibly hard. It's incredibly difficult. You know, I take my job very seriously and I take my responsibility very seriously and I don't make excuses. If I fail, I fail, you know, if something breaks or something doesn't work, that's on me. I see those number of deaths every day. And I take that personally and I feel the pain that families are feeling and I'm doing everything I can, but people are still dying and that is very hurtful and humbling and painful, just painful. And this is a long time to be under that level of pain. What do you look like when you come out the other side? I don't know. I don't know.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=558.0,621.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=0.0,0.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Ann Hepperman:\u003c/strong\u003e My husband and I moved here after a fire in our old apartment in Greenpoint in 2005. I used to, you know, before I got sick I would go out every morning. This was before everybody was wearing a mask, so I would have a cup of coffee and then I would just go for a long walk, you know, listen to my podcast. On March 22nd, I got sick, came down with COVID and I didn't leave my apartment. Like didn't walk out the front door for two and a half or three weeks. So I was lucky that I was able to do telemedicine with my doctor twice a day during the whole thing. And so she said, you know, \"Listen, it's very obvious that you have it. You have a dry cough, you have a fever, you have chest pressure. Like, you have extreme fatigue.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=638.0,691.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Ann Hepperman:\u003c/strong\u003e My husband, you know, five, six weeks later is still dealing with the fatigue. And then when we both came down with COVID and so when that happened I kind of set up shop in the living room and lived out there for a couple of weeks. And we tried to distance ourselves from each other as much as possible, but you know, that didn't really work. In April when things were really, really bad, where just the sirens were just constant. I started trying to, I thought: Oh, maybe I'll mark down how often I hear sirens. I started noting it. And then it was like every four minutes and I just, I had to stop. I couldn't do it. You know?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=0.0,0.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Ann Hepperman:\u003c/strong\u003e The first day I was better and could go to the grocery store, there was really anxiety producing just because it felt like I stepped out into another world, even though we were moving in that direction anyway. But it's like, we were all wearing masks and things just felt really stressful. I mean, it's still dealing with like psychological trauma from just the disease itself and not wanting to be around people. That was really, really stressful. And I actually had a panic attack in line and I just tried to make sure that I could like wait it out. Because I knew I was having a panic attack. So I don't know what this new, normal, new reality, this new New York is gonna look like.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=741.0,793.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Meral Agish:\u003c/strong\u003e For all of us, the longterm psychological and societal effects of living through this pandemic are still unknown. But the immense loss of our friends, family and Queens neighbors can already be felt. of Ridgewood shares his thoughts on losing his friend suddenly to COVID-19.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=794.0,812.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Hendel Leiva:\u003c/strong\u003e So my friend's name was Jose, who also went by Tibby. We both started as interns with the Latinos Out Loud podcast a couple years ago, and we became really close friends through our love of podcasting and pro wrestling. So he was of Dominican descent and he lived in the Bronx. You know, the news a couple of weeks ago was really this kind of cruel twist of fate because earlier in that week I had done a virtual talk for the Stony Brook Audio Fellows. And I had really rooted my talk in the statistic that by this point, half of New Yorkers and people from New Jersey know of someone who has passed in the midst of this tragedy. And so I released that, a part of that talk on my Instagram on that Tuesday and my friend had liked it. And by Friday morning he was gone. And so you know, to receive that text message and I feel like once this pandemic started, I knew it was going to hit close to home. I just never thought it would be him at that particular moment in that way. And we were really looking forward to the future of him developing even further as a podcast producer, of working with me closely. So it was just a, it was an impact that really brought this tragedy even closer to home.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=813.0,901.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Meral Agish:\u003c/strong\u003e COVID-19 has taken a lot from our community, but we have found ways to uplift one another, even in isolation. On April 28th in honor of the frontline workers' heroic efforts, the Thunderbirds and the U S Navy's Blue Angels flew over the city. Recorded from a backyard in Astoria that was once filled with the chaotic sounds of nearby traffic. The isolation reveals birds chirping as the Blue Angels fly overhead. Their demonstration encouraged us all to stay strong and to keep fighting.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=902.0,932.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Added Audio:\u003c/strong\u003e [OUTDOOR NOISES OF BLUE ANGELS]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=933.0,977.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Meral Agish:\u003c/strong\u003e Join us next time as we continue to reflect on stories brought to us from you, our Queens neighbors. We will explore stories from healthcare workers on the front lines. If you're listening with others and want to reflect together, here are some guiding questions: What has being alone taught you, or how has this pandemic impacted your relationship with the people you live with? What have you discovered about your neighbors? The Queens Memory Podcast is a production of the Queens Memory Project. This series features a selection of personal stories from the borough of Queens in New York City. For full transcripts translations, content notes and resources from this episode, see our show notes at queensmemory.org.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=978.0,1022.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701/transcript/18188/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003e Meral Agish:\u003c/strong\u003e This season of Queens Memory was produced by Jordan Gass-Poore in conjunction with, Anna Williams, Briana Stodden, Jo-Ann Wong, and Natalie Milbrodt. Mixing and editing was done by Briana Stodden with music by Elias Ravin. Additional audio provided by the New York Governor's Office. Special thanks for funding support from the New York Community Trust. Queens Memory is an ongoing community archiving program by the Queens Public Library and Queens College, CUNY. I'm , Listen with us next time on Queens Memory.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/943/collection_resources/28475/file/95701#t=1023.0,1061.0"}]}]}]}