{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/z892805d9d/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["Neal Stone Oral History"]},"logo":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/010/original/Aviary_QPLlogo_192x192.png?1578574261","metadata":[{"label":{"en":["Description"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClip 1: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeal describes the decision to move to Jackson Heights. After living together in Brooklyn and saving money, Neal and his spouse wanted to buy a home. They looked around Brooklyn. This was in 2006 – almost at the top of the housing boom, before the big crash. A lot of gay couples and families were moving out to Jackson Heights between 2004 and 2007. It was always a gay neighborhood and very multi-cultural. Neal and his spouse had a lot of friends already living in Jackson Heights and they were encouraging them to look at the co-ops and brownstones. The neighborhood was stable and multi-ethnic, accessible to Neal’s work on Long Island and his spouse’s job in Manhattan. They went to a couple of open houses and their attention shifted from Brooklyn to Jackson Heights. The neighborhood was family friendly, had potential for community development, good transportation, and great restaurants.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClip 2: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeal talked about his respect for those older than himself, who had less freedom and privilege about being gay – although he also fought hard. He hopes the next generation appreciates what they have – an easier time being who they are. But he said that you cannot be complacent. Everybody has the responsibility to be vigilant and not silent when things are under attack or being taken away from us. You can see that happening now in this country and all over the world.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClip 3: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn his final statement, Neal talked about his hope for the future. He talked about the community continuing to enrich itself with all sorts of different ethnic activities.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c/span\u003eHe also talked about the importance of Jackson Heights continuing to stand against the discriminatory actions happening across the country. He very eloquently talked about Jackson Heights being a “shining light” in this regard. He also talked about looking forward to remaining in the neighborhood.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummary of Full Interview\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeal Stone is a third-generation Canadian.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c/span\u003eHe talks about the important values of community engagement and contributing to the community he learned from his four grandparents as well as his parents. He moved to Manhattan in 1998 as an urban planner, after receiving a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Canada and working on human rights issues in the Philippines.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c/span\u003eHis work as a NYC urban planner has helped him understand many of the infrastructure and political issues facing Queens and the rest of the City.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c/span\u003eNeal lived in Manhattan and Brooklyn before he moved to Jackson Heights in 2006.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c/span\u003eHe loves living in Jackson Heights because of its LGBT culture as well as the vast diversity of the community.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c/span\u003eHe has been very involved in the Queens Pride Committee and the Queens Pride Lions Club. Neal talks a lot about ‘jumping into new adventures” - starting college, going to the Philippines, and moving to NYC from a small town in Canada.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e (general)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCC BY-NC-SA Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Source Metadata URI"]},"value":{"en":["http://digitalarchives.queenslibrary.org/search/browse/25417"]}},{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2017-05-25 (created)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Neal Stone (Interviewee)","Fran Kipnis (Interviewer)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Source"]},"value":{"en":["Collected through the LGBTQ+ History in Queens project, starting in 2017."]}},{"label":{"en":["Coverage"]},"value":{"en":["Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Manhattan, Jackson Heights, Queens, NY (spatial)","1972-2017 (spatial)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English (Primary)"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eClip 1: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eNeal describes the decision to move to Jackson Heights. After living together in Brooklyn and saving money, Neal and his spouse wanted to buy a home. They looked around Brooklyn. This was in 2006 \u0026ndash; almost at the top of the housing boom, before the big crash. A lot of gay couples and families were moving out to Jackson Heights between 2004 and 2007. It was always a gay neighborhood and very multi-cultural. Neal and his spouse had a lot of friends already living in Jackson Heights and they were encouraging them to look at the co-ops and brownstones. The neighborhood was stable and multi-ethnic, accessible to Neal\u0026rsquo;s work on Long Island and his spouse\u0026rsquo;s job in Manhattan. They went to a couple of open houses and their attention shifted from Brooklyn to Jackson Heights. The neighborhood was family friendly, had potential for community development, good transportation, and great restaurants.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eClip 2: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eNeal talked about his respect for those older than himself, who had less freedom and privilege about being gay \u0026ndash; although he also fought hard. He hopes the next generation appreciates what they have \u0026ndash; an easier time being who they are. But he said that you cannot be complacent. Everybody has the responsibility to be vigilant and not silent when things are under attack or being taken away from us. You can see that happening now in this country and all over the world.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eClip 3: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eIn his final statement, Neal talked about his hope for the future. He talked about the community continuing to enrich itself with all sorts of different ethnic activities.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/span\u003eHe also talked about the importance of Jackson Heights continuing to stand against the discriminatory actions happening across the country. He very eloquently talked about Jackson Heights being a \u0026ldquo;shining light\u0026rdquo; in this regard. He also talked about looking forward to remaining in the neighborhood.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eSummary of Full Interview\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eNeal Stone is a third-generation Canadian.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/span\u003eHe talks about the important values of community engagement and contributing to the community he learned from his four grandparents as well as his parents. He moved to Manhattan in 1998 as an urban planner, after receiving a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s and master\u0026rsquo;s degree in Canada and working on human rights issues in the Philippines.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/span\u003eHis work as a NYC urban planner has helped him understand many of the infrastructure and political issues facing Queens and the rest of the City.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/span\u003eNeal lived in Manhattan and Brooklyn before he moved to Jackson Heights in 2006.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/span\u003eHe loves living in Jackson Heights because of its LGBT culture as well as the vast diversity of the community.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/span\u003eHe has been very involved in the Queens Pride Committee and the Queens Pride Lions Club. Neal talks a lot about \u0026lsquo;jumping into new adventures\u0026rdquo; - starting college, going to the Philippines, and moving to NYC from a small town in Canada.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"]},"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; background: white;\"\u003eCC BY-NC-SA Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.\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/000/047/203/small/IMG_2505aviary.jpg?1567692988","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47203","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 1 of 3 - stone_neal_clip1_05252017.wav"]},"duration":237.37469,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/047/203/small/IMG_2505aviary.jpg?1567692988","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47203/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47203/content/1/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-queenslibrary.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/047/203/original/stone_neal_clip1_05252017.wav?1567692875","type":"Audio","format":"audio/wav","duration":237.37469,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47203","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[]},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47204","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 2 of 3 - stone_neal_clip2_05252017.wav"]},"duration":124.47347,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/047/204/small/IMG_2505aviary.jpg?1567692995","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47204/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47204/content/2/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-queenslibrary.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/047/204/original/stone_neal_clip2_05252017.wav?1567692895","type":"Audio","format":"audio/wav","duration":124.47347,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47204","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[]},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47205","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 3 of 3 - stone_neal_clip3_05252017.wav"]},"duration":324.05649,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/047/205/small/IMG_2505aviary.jpg?1567693007","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47205/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47205/content/3/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-queenslibrary.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/047/205/original/stone_neal_clip3_05252017.wav?1567692911","type":"Audio","format":"audio/wav","duration":324.05649,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/104/collection_resources/4765/file/47205","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[]}]}