{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/zp3vt1j35p/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["Jim Burke 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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary of Full Interview:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJim Burke is the co-founder of the 34th Avenue Open Streets Coalition, which starting in May 2020 organized the closing of a 1.3 mile length of 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights to vehicular traffic every day from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn part 1 of the interview, Burke discusses his recent heart attack (which he suffered while on the open street), the limitations on his physical activities as he recovers, and the kindness he has received from people in the neighborhood since getting out of the hospital. He credits the 34th Avenue open street with creating a strong sense of community by giving people the opportunity to get to know others in the neighborhood that they otherwise would not have met. Burke describes the origin of the 34th Avenue Open Streets Coalition, noting that the open street was originally meant to be run by local police and business improvement districts (BID). However due to the 82nd Street BID lacking resources, neighborhood volunteers organized to administer the open street with support from police and the New York City Department of Transportation. Burke describes how donations and grants have funded the open street and some of its public programming. Burke speaks about the food distribution events, school backpack giveaways, English as a second language (ESL) classes, zumba classes, and other activities that have been held on the open street. Burke discusses his vision of open streets expanding to other neighborhoods and his vision of walking and biking becoming safe ways to travel within  neighborhoods. Burke also discusses his past work fighting against the elimination of bus lines in Jackson Heights and making Northern Boulevard safer for pedestrians.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn part 2 of the interview, Burke reflects on the public programming of the 34th Avenue open street, especially during its first winter season. Burke highlights various activities held on the open street such as foot races for children, bike rides, sapo, slime making workshops, baile folklorico, and salsa. He also highlights bike helmet giveaways, food distribution events, candlelight walks to a local rehabilitation and health care center (which also houses elderly and disabled persons), and Halloween and Christmastime events that took place on the open street. Burke reflects on how the 34th Avenue open street has brought joy to himself and the Jackson Heights community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Burke explains how the 34th Avenue open street has enabled himself and others to meet more people, make new friends, and feel less isolated; he considers building a sense of community in this way during the pandemic to have been a worthwhile personal endeavor even though he committed extensive personal time (7 days per week) on administering the open street. Burke discusses ways that the New York City Department of Transportation can improve upon the 34th Avenue open street, including additional protections for children going to and from school, infrastruture to encourage biking to school, better lighting in the evening, and paid employees to open and close the streets each day. 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He credits the 34th Avenue open street with creating a strong sense of community by giving people the opportunity to get to know others in the neighborhood that they otherwise would not have met. Burke describes the origin of the 34th Avenue Open Streets Coalition, noting that the open street was originally meant to be run by local police and business improvement districts (BID). However due to the 82nd Street BID lacking resources, neighborhood volunteers organized to administer the open street with support from police and the New York City Department of Transportation. Burke describes how donations and grants have funded the open street and some of its public programming. Burke speaks about the food distribution events, school backpack giveaways, English as a second language (ESL) classes, zumba classes, and other activities that have been held on the open street. Burke discusses his vision of open streets expanding to other neighborhoods and his vision of walking and biking becoming safe ways to travel within \u0026nbsp;neighborhoods. Burke also discusses his past work fighting against the elimination of bus lines in Jackson Heights and making Northern Boulevard safer for pedestrians.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn part 2 of the interview, Burke reflects on the public programming of the 34th Avenue open street, especially during its first winter season. Burke highlights various activities held on the open street such as foot races for children, bike rides, sapo, slime making workshops, baile folklorico, and salsa. He also highlights bike helmet giveaways, food distribution events, candlelight walks to a local rehabilitation and health care center (which also houses elderly and disabled persons), and Halloween and Christmastime events that took place on the open street. Burke reflects on how the 34th Avenue open street has brought joy to himself and the Jackson Heights community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Burke explains how the 34th Avenue open street has enabled himself and others to meet more people, make new friends, and feel less isolated; he considers building a sense of community in this way during the pandemic to have been a worthwhile personal endeavor even though he committed extensive personal time (7 days per week) on administering the open street. Burke discusses ways that the New York City Department of Transportation can improve upon the 34th Avenue open street, including additional protections for children going to and from school, infrastruture to encourage biking to school, better lighting in the evening, and paid employees to open and close the streets each day. 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This interview is for the 34th Avenue Open Street Oral History project, and it will be archived with Queens Memory. The beginning of the interview wasn't recorded, but I had observed Jim on the Open Street the day before our interview, on November 5th, and that day he wasn't feeling well, because of a heart attack that he had recently suffered. We were talking about that when I started recording here.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=0.0,36.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Did you get rest yesterday?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=36.0,38.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah, I think I just, you know, since I had the heart attack, I was going about pretty much my normal business and I realized that I can't do that yet. So I have to do, just be a little slow. It's so hard not to do stuff, but I'm going to try.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=38.0,57.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. I really see how that is hard, because it seems like you're very called to do all the things that you're active in.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=57.0,67.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: [Laughs]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=67.0,67.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: What did it take to show you that you can't go about your normal business?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=67.0,72.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: The reporter who interviewed me for CBS, he had a heart attack a year ago, and I was moving something and he's like, \"Oh my, what are you doing?\" Like, he really admonished me. Like, \"You can't do that. You had a heart attack.\" So I was like, yeah, I took it from someone who had a similar situation who was surprised by what I was doing. He was like, \"You can't do that.\" [Laughs]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=72.0,102.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Were you moving a barricade?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=102.0,104.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: No, I was moving, there was-- I wanted the street to look nice. So I was just picking things up and making it nicer because before the interview, I didn't want the camera to catch, you know, I wanted it to be looking nice.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=104.0,116.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah, of course. So, you're not supposed to be lifting things or being physically active?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=116.0,125.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Right. I mean, walking, I think they said walking is good.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=125.0,128.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So what does it feel like to have a heart attack?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=128.0,134.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: It felt like someone was actually sitting on my chest. And otherwise I was surprisingly calm, but like, I could still breathe. I just, all of a sudden, I was like, wait, I can't bike. I'd just moved a barricade. I had my bike in my hand, and I'm like, I can't actually get back on my bike. Maybe I'll just push my bike. And I'm like, \"Oh, I actually can't push my bike. Maybe I'll walk. No, you know what? I have to sit down. You know what? I have to lay down.\" And that's how it went.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=134.0,172.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: I didn't realize it happened when you were on the Open Street.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=172.0,177.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah, I had just finished up, and after I finish my section, I ride down to make sure the whole section is closed each morning. And I had just gotten down to like 70-something. And normally Nuala [O'Dpherty Naranjo] or Rita [Wade] are [not] in the morning. But I asked Nuala to do me a favor by the school, because I noticed that the guy who was volunteering sometimes is a little late, and the kids and the parents hang out at the school, and if the barricades are up, they sit on median and they hang out there. And so I said, \"Nuala, could you--that guy didn't show up again today.\" And so she did me a favor by being there. And Rita was subbing for somebody who usually does it in the morning. So they were both there. It was perfect that they were both there because they were the ones who helped me. Otherwise, neither one of them would normally be there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=177.0,238.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. That's really lucky that they were there. What did they do? They saw you lay down on the street?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=238.0,245.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Well, so I asked Nuala to get me aspirin. Cause I remember reading that you have to have aspirin right away. So she hopped on her bike and knocked on doors and got me aspirin. And Rita waited with me. I had also asked Nuala if she could call her son. I don't know why I didn't call an ambulance, don't ask me why. But I said, could she call her son to pick me up? So he came and picked us up and brought me to the hospital.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=245.0,277.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Which hospital did you go to?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=277.0,280.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Elmhurst.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=280.0,280.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: How long were you there?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=280.0,285.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I think like only [pause] I think three or four days. Three days. I'm not-- it's like all a blur now. And they had said I was going to stay longer. Like I would be from the ICU, and then go to a step-down room, like a regular medical room, but I didn't have to do that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=285.0,305.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So you went from the ICU--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=305.0,309.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: --I don't know why I felt like, \"Oh, I'm okay. I'm totally good now. I can go back and do what I was doing. You know, big deal, I had a heart attack.\" But yesterday I was really nervous. I almost went back.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=309.0,326.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: To Elmhurst Hospital?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=326.0,328.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah. They were so nice.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=328.0,337.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah? How so?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=337.0,337.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Just like really, really wonderful staff checking in on me constantly. Really, very attentive.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=337.0,353.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: That's good. I mean, it's nice to hear because I feel like you hear so many horror stories about hospitals.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=353.0,358.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I know, right. And that one in particular. It was very nice. Wonderful.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=358.0,361.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. Elmhurst really doesn't have a good reputation. Did you go there cause it's the closest?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=361.0,367.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=367.0,369.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So you got the heart attack two days before the rally, right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=369.0,373.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=373.0,375.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: And then you were in the hospital for three or four days. You came home. How many days did you just rest at home before you went out?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=375.0,385.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: When I came home from the hospital, I called the-- was it the day I came home? No, it was the next morning. I ran out to meet Rita and Nuala. Cause I knew that they'd be out there at eight o'whatever. And so I greeted them by the barricades to show them that I was good, and thank them. [Pause] And then that was a great day. You know what I mean? You know, I overdid it on Halloween because we did six miles walking, and then I went to a beach party in Rockaway [laughs]. 'Cause I felt good, I felt normal. Like, I survived the heart attack and everything's great.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=385.0,437.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah, I guess it can be deceiving when you're feeling good, right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=437.0,443.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=443.0,446.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So Halloween, you had a really big day and a late night, and then the next day was also the Day of the Dead celebration.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=446.0,452.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: That's right [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=452.0,455.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So now you're not moving the barricades anymore, right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=455.0,460.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Right. I'm not allowed. I can't, I'm not even allowed to pick anything up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=460.0,464.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So, you found another volunteer to cover your--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=464.0,468.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah. Well, we found a few volunteers 'cause I did many days a week, morning and evening. 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That was just like a quick visit to the avenue?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=492.0,499.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah, it was just a quick visit onto the avenue. And then since that day though, I walked each day on 34th Avenue. That first day--I think that next day--I walked a mile, a mile and a half. Actually 1.49 miles, I remember. So I walked each day. I got like, okay, let me go this far. Okay. Let me make it to Travers Park and back. Okay. Let me go a little further and back. And that's what I've been doing. Today I'm going to walk, but I'm going to walk to East Elmhurst today. I'm not gonna go on 34th Avenue, for a change.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=499.0,544.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: [Laughs] Cool. Switching things up. And so, I hope you're still communicating with your doctor a lot, right? To make sure you're--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=544.0,552.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: You know, I have my appointment in the 11th. You know, that's how doctors are. You leave, and then you don't see them for two and a half, three weeks. [Laughs] That's how it is now. You know what I mean?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=552.0,568.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: But you checked in with them yesterday when you weren't feeling good?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=568.0,572.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: No. I was going to go, I was thinking of going there, and I wound up not going.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=572.0,579.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Did they give--okay, I mean, this is not for the story, but I'm just like, did they give you advice for how to take care of yourself in this time?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=579.0,588.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: They give you like a ream of paper to read through. 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And they say don't overdo it, but they don't really explain what you should do, and what is overdoing it?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=601.0,611.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Do you know doctors or nurses who you could talk to you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=611.0,614.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/57","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Well, one of my best friends is a doctor, and he told me that I was doing too much, and to just be really careful for the first month--like, \"Month?\" [Laughter] I was like, \"Okay.\" [Laughs]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=614.0,631.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/58","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So do you think that the heart attack might be linked to overwork?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=631.0,640.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/59","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: No. I think, you know, I had COVID in March. I have a family history, and I think because of COVID--either if it's not directly related to damage caused by COVID, then it's directly related to-- because I got so fatigued during COVID, and I never could shake it. And I went to the doctor and they ran a lot of tests, but all of his patients who had COVID were also fatigued, and he said, \"Jim, they're just sitting on the couch. You're biking 10 miles a day, you're doing this, you're moving barricades.\" And he said, \"I'm not really worried about you.\" 'Cause I wasn't sedentary. I wasn't like, \"Ugh.\" You know, I didn't feel weak. I just felt tired.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=640.0,689.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/60","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I was jump roping with these 13 year old kids and 12 year old boys, and beating them in the repetition sometimes. Or running around the block. And I did not feel like I was gonna have a heart attack. You know, I wouldn't have done that [laughs]. But I didn't feel like, \"Ugh.\" Now, I was tired. I've been tired every day since COVID, but I'm like, I don't know how to explain it. I just wanted to fight through it. I thought I was gonna overcome that tiredness and the exhaustion. So, I didn't mind doing the Sapo [game]. Literally I'm like shimmying under an SUV trying to find the Sapo ring, jumping over the median to try to get the other one. Doing all these bike rides, showing kids how to bike, so you have to run alongside them and push their bike. Now, I felt tired, but whenever I told anybody that, they're like, \"Of course you feel tired [laughs]. Like, Jim, I sat on my ass all day at a desk and that's all I did.\" [Laughs]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=689.0,758.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/61","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So, I didn't know that it might be-- that my blood was not traveling through my heart [laughs]. And I still don't know. I mean, when I go, they'll probably tell me more, you know what I mean? But, I honestly didn't know. And I was full of joy every day. Even though I was tired, I'm like, \"What a great day.\" You know? Instead of going to bed at 11:30, midnight, or one, sometimes I went to bed at 9:30, 10, 10:30, which is a big change for me. But that was the only concession. And, like I said, I blamed it on COVID. Because I have a lot of friends here in this neighborhood that had COVID and some of them were, don't leave the house much.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=758.0,817.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/62","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: And there's all kinds of complications with post-COVID syndrome. 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'Cause she had no issues before.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=829.0,854.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/64","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: But yours was not a blood clot?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=854.0,859.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/65","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Mine was-- it was a fatty-- it was an obstruction of whatever that is, the buildup of, whatever happens in your artery and the blood can't go through [laughs]. That was a very scientific explanation.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=859.0,878.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/66","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: A clogged artery?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=878.0,880.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/67","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Clogged artery. Thank you [laughs]. But they don't know what causes that. 'Cause at some point, something breaks off and travels, right? 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Everybody's been very nice [pause]. It felt really good [pause].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=907.0,930.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/70","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: You have such a strong community there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=930.0,938.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/71","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: [Pause] What's really nice is, we didn't know these people. And a lot of these people didn't know each other [pause]. I think I told you how nice it was, like these kids who really live close to each other, they only had their school friends, and now they have the people who live right down the block next to them who they meet on 34th. And those have become in-real-life friends. Because they only see their school friends as a little box, like we are right now, with a whole bunch of other boxes. So it's been wonderful. I became very close with Rita, who is I think I might consider her one of my whole best friends ever. And I met her when she signed up to volunteer to close the streets. She lives in my building complex, and has for 20 years. Right? Imagine that, twenty years [laughs]. And we go to the same board meetings--you know, they have those torturous co-op board meetings. She must've been one of those people in the audience. Never saw her.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=938.0,1003.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/72","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: There's another older woman who I became also very close with because of 34th Avenue, that also lives in my building complex. But it's all these connections. Of course, we didn't know any kids, or their moms. And it's been really, really wonderful. Now I got teared up because in the heart attack everybody's so nice, but really on a daily basis, it's just so nice to like-- you know, I went to, what restaurant is that? Parva? It's a Colombian bakery. And I went with a friend I hadn't seen, 'cause she's been hiding out in Pennsylvania mostly, even though she lives here in Jackson Heights, but they work from their computer, so they don't have to be stuck in their tiny apartment and they have a place in Pennsylvania. And the waitress serves us our coffee and she's like, \"Excuse me, are you Jim? Are you Jim and Oscar?\" You close the ... And they're so sweet [pause]. Same thing when we go to the supermarket [pause].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1003.0,1084.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/73","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I think that 34th gave, really, for the people who are involved in it, a really strong sense of community. You know, for the adults and the kids, from the people that clean up and, you know, we did all the leaves and put them all in the orange bags and then use those orange bags to decorate the medians. And then you see people walking, it's like, you see people, as opposed to before, I would walk to the 7 train, I would walk sometimes at the farmer's market, I would see people, and that was lovely, but that was only one day a week. But otherwise, you know, I'd walk to the Q66 bus on Northern, or the 7 train on Roosevelt, or the E, F, G, R, or take the bus right on 89th Street or 90th.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1084.0,1134.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/74","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And you had no interaction with the people who lived here, even though you've lived here for a long, long time. You wouldn't necessarily know them very well. And all of a sudden this whole world opens up and you're like, \"Wait, I know you.\" Like, you see them, you've hung out with them. You've done exercise class with them. You've practiced English with them. You've jump roped with their kids, played Sapo with them. And it's really such a much nicer place to live now. That's my favorite part of this whole thing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1134.0,1170.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/75","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Getting to know your neighbors?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1170.0,1176.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/76","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah. Getting to know people, and actually knowing their names, and in my brain now I'm like, \"Okay, Gloria is Franco's--and you know, Maria--\" like now I'm like putting the puzzles together. \"Okay, these two kids, that's their mom, that's their dad.\" The weird thing is, I still don't know what most of them look like [laughs]. That's going to be another weird revelation someday, 'cause I might not recognize them with the other two thirds of their face available. But it's been really sweet and Oscar's out there right now, raking and picking up leaves with people. He's really enjoyed it. He's made a lot of friends, 'cause there's like three buildings in the block, and there's different people from the block that now help plant the median and keep the median nice. And so he's often hanging out with them. And he didn't know any of them before.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1176.0,1239.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/77","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: There's a guy on 93rd, his name is Maximo. And he made their block so nice, like with beautiful plantings, and a couple of people from their building pitch in. It's nice to see. But I've seen that, and there's a woman on, I think it's 80-something, an Asian woman, short. She's made some beautiful plantings there, too. So many people have beautified their little corner of 34th Avenue. And if you say hello, they'll love to talk. Like, \"Oh, this is so nice.\" And like, \"Oh, I planted this and that and this.\" And all of a sudden you're having a 10-minute conversation on what they planted and how it's going to be more beautiful in this many months [laughs]. And that's kind of fun.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1239.0,1242.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/78","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: I was curious too, about--actually let me first ask, how did the Coalition start?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1242.0,1295.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/79","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So, the Coalition started because, I think I started to tell you that most of the police precincts were going to work with BIDs [Business Improvement Districts] and the BIDs were going to do the work. And we had found out that the 82nd Street BID was not-- particularly under the current circumstances, this is going back several months--in the position to have any manpower or money or personnel, because they were dealing with some pretty catastrophic issues of their own with these businesses. 'Cause there was nobody in the streets. And so they were gonna pull out, and I was afraid--we were afraid that then the police wouldn't have a partner, and that would mean that it wasn't going to happen, or it would disappear, be like an overnight thing, and not really happen.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1295.0,1356.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/80","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So we started calling around. I called people, Nuala called people, and other people called people, anybody who belonged to a community group in the neighborhood, to see if they would sign on to be a Coalition partner. And we got, right away, that first day we got a dozen. And we called Detective Johnson, and one of the police liaisons, the older woman I said now is really a good friend of mine, Lillian. And we said, we got this. We will have volunteers for every single block, starting tomorrow, if you want. And we will open and close the street at eight o'clock, and we'll work closely with you and the police.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1356.0,1410.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/81","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And they were thrilled. Because that was something off their plate that we took on. And in this community, you have to also remember the timing, right? First, it looked like a police state, and people were uncomfortable, because you know where people come from here. And then, lots of very scary police stories in the news. And so, we wanted also to avoid the public and the police confronting each other during that time. It was just like a very powder keg situation around the city [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1410.0,1453.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/82","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Was that in May?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1453.0,1457.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/83","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So anyway, we did it-- yes-- and we did it, and they were thrilled, we were thrilled. Still, once in a while, we'll speak to Detective Johnson if there's an issue. We speak and work closely with DOT [Department of Transportation] because at the same time, we reached out to the DOT, 'cause the first signs were like this big [gestures]. We're like, \"These are too small.\" And like, \"We'll have big signs, and we have an employee that lives on--\". \"Look, we'll go get them.\" Because they were like, \"Oh, we don't have the manpower to put them out.\" And we're, \"No, no. We'll do it.\" So we actually put all the signs on ourselves. Imagine: we put out all the barricades, and we put out those big yellow signs to replace the small yellow signs.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1457.0,1511.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/84","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: We did most of the grunt work. The DOT, also, they were working remotely. They had a lot of people who were out. So everybody-- the police, the DOT--were operating with very limited capacity during this time. And they didn't know what they--I mean, I think they were doing essential work, like emergency street repairs, but they weren't really sending their staff out for anything. So we stepped in and filled that void and made sure that those signs were on every block, and that the barricades were in place every day at eight o'clock and at eight PM. And anytime there's an issue, I have a couple of people from the DOT and a couple of the police officers that I can text, and they come help [pause]. So, it's been a great relationship with them and with DOT.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1511.0,1567.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/85","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So the DOT provided the signs. Who provides the barricades?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1567.0,1583.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/86","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So those came from NYPD [New York City Police Department].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1583.0,1587.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/87","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: And they just stay there on the street overnight?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1587.0,1591.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/88","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: That's right.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1591.0,1594.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/89","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: And I asked before about funding, and Nuala mentioned that you just get donations from people, and then some grants?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1594.0,1607.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/90","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So, we have a PayPal donation link. I'm going to be sending it around again this week. And then, we worked with Ciclistas Latinoamericanos on a joint grant. That was to provide some of the equipment we use to clean the street, like brooms and dustpans and things like that, and also for some programming. Most recently, Spin, the scooter company, donated to our PayPal account, them in conjunction with the Street Lab people, which is really nice. That enabled us to continue our programming longer than we'd be otherwise. That Mexican dance troupe that came through, were you able to see that?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1607.0,1674.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/91","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah! That was really nice.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1674.0,1675.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/92","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So we're going to be doing that again. But, basically it's like someone will say, \"Oh, do you need anything?\" Like, \"We have a PayPal link if you want it.\" Like, \"Oh, yeah.\" Whatever they give, it doesn't matter.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1675.0,1691.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/93","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So, the Mexican dance troupe, did they get an honorarium for performing?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1691.0,1698.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/94","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: What we try to do is, for the actual classes, like the Zumba or the dance troupes or those, we pay them [the instructors]. And these are people who used to work in gyms, they did this for a living, and that all got wiped away. So we've been paying them from the beginning to do their classes, and that way people can attend for free. 'Cause I think there are people around the city, and in parks and stuff, that collect money. But we want this to be like, you don't have to have any money, you can just go. So we pay for the programming for four to five days a week, but just those people, and just for like that dance troupe. That's the only thing we've had to pay for. Like the ESL conversation group, that's all volunteers. All the kids' stuff is volunteers.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1698.0,1758.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/95","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: But we've had to pay-- all that stuff is volunteer, but, like, we had a dream catcher workshop. Everybody made a dream catcher. We had many slime making classes, which by the way, who knew that's the most popular thing, the slime making. I never saw so many kids come out of the woodwork to make slime. But you have to buy that material. And so we use the contributions to buy slime making kit stuff. It's like Elmer's glue, it's really not expensive stuff. Also, when we do the art stuff, not with Play NY, but when we do our own, we have to buy the canvases, not real canvas, but the papers and the crayons and the chalks and the markers and the paint. Again, not expensive, but someone has to pay for it. The pumpkins that we lined the street with, that was also-- someone donated.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1758.0,1830.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/96","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: You mentioned Spin and Street Lab. I know Street Lab comes in and sets up activities, but did they also donate financially?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1830.0,1842.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/97","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So, them and Spin gave us together a donation to go towards our programming and materials.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1842.0,1853.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/98","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: That's so nice.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1853.0,1854.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/99","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Isn't that nice?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1854.0,1855.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/100","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So like the Coalition, it's not like a 501(c)(3), right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1855.0,1861.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/101","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: No, but we have a sponsor, we got a sponsor it's called--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1861.0,1865.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/102","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: A fiscal sponsor?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1865.0,1866.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/103","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah, a fiscal sponsor called Together We Can. We worked with them in the beginning and we did some food distribution along 34th Avenue. And we used to, in the beginning before the schools offered-- before the politicians and everybody started doing it, we had, once a week, food distribution on Fridays after class. That was when we had everything in the morning. And we distributed food on Fridays. Low key also. So if you were there, you know.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1866.0,1899.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/104","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Where did you get the food from?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1899.0,1901.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/105","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: It was--I forget which farm. It was a farm-- again, through Together We Can, and they worked, opened up a food pantry in the Queens Museum with La Jornada. So it all worked together at that point. But that stopped a while ago, because now you can get the food at the school. You can get-- there's more pantries and stuff available, thankfully.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1901.0,1937.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/106","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: When you were doing the food distribution, was that in Mar-- wait, March, the coalition didn't exist yet? When did the coalition start?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1937.0,1948.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/107","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I'll have to look. I have to get you that date. But I remember the day, I was talking to Detective Johnson on my speaker phone. I'd have to check, I'm sorry [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1948.0,1965.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/108","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: No problem. So the coalition does a lot. You organize volunteers to pick up trash, to move the barricades, you have the classes and workshops and stuff. Is there anything else that the coalition does that I don't know about yet?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1965.0,1982.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/109","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So we do our classes, we do the kids' programming. We do various cleanups. We do-- what else do we do? Programming, musical, dance. We've coordinated with Jessica Ramos, did a backpack giveaway with school supplies. And that was right where we do our classes. We suggested they do it there because that was, again, on the border of Corona and Jackson Heights, and that's where the most need is. And so we've coordinated with other groups to do things on 34th Avenue. But that's sort of all covered in what you just said.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=1982.0,2033.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/110","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Whose idea was it to have-- for the classes that you have, how did you decide to have yoga, to have Pilates, ESL? How did that come about?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2033.0,2047.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/111","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: That I would have to think back. Some of that was Nuala. I think we were like groups of people, we were just talking on the street, like, what should we do? Like, I think I told you, this random couple came up to me and said, could we teach English? Could we have an English group? It was Yeletsi [phonetic]-- and I call them peanut butter and jelly--but it's Yeletsi and Felipe [phonetic]. And we said, \"Yeah.\" So a lot of it happened like that, like, \"Oh, are you going to do Zumba?\" Some of it was just like, \"Yeah.\" And then, I forget what was supposed to be Tuesdays, I don't remember, we had something, and then Nuala was like, \"Oh my God, so-and-so just canceled.\" And I was like--and she's like, \"What are we going to do? There's all these people.\" 'Cause back then, we had like lots of people coming every day, because people were going stir-crazy, right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2047.0,2103.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/112","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So, I was like, \"Well, Oscar can teach salsa cause you know, that's what he's done in the past.\" She was like, \"Perfect!\" So some of these things just happened because people wanted to do them, some 'cause we wanted to have an activity that would be enjoyable. We tried other things, like we had meditation. That didn't prove to be-- was initially popular, but didn't have the staying power. We used to do that on Fridays, and now we just do the bike ride. We experimented, we did different things. What do people want to do? I think Zumba is one of the most popular things. The Pilates is very popular as well, but Zumba was like, 'cause it's fun and it makes you move, and salsa's a little scary for people cause you have to learn the steps. But, we always have people each week.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2103.0,2166.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/113","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: What day is salsa?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2166.0,2168.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/114","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Tuesdays.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2168.0,2169.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/115","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Is Oscar always the one teaching that?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2169.0,2174.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/116","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2174.0,2174.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/117","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Can you tell me more about-- so the couple who suggested the ESL class, it was people you didn't know? They just happened to--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2174.0,2189.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/118","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I was coming out of-- right where you met me yesterday-- I was coming out of 92nd Street, they were like, \"You're Jim, right?\" And I'm like, \"Yeah.\" And they just, and maybe half a block behind us was Nuala coming up towards us, and they're like, \"Yeah, can we do--?\" And I said, \"You know what? That would be great.\" 'Cause I used to, many years ago, be part of a Spanish conversation circle. And that was perfect because it was the only time I felt I could speak. I said, \"Great idea.\" And Nuala comes up. In my mind I'm like, How are we going to plan this out? Who are we going to get to do this? Nuala comes up, and she says, \"Yeah, why don't we just start tomorrow?\" And so we did [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2189.0,2240.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/119","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: That's amazing. Such a can-do attitude.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2240.0,2241.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/120","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2241.0,2241.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/121","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: And so, the couple who initially suggested it, did they go to the classes?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2241.0,2250.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/122","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: They used to come a lot. And Univision or one of them-- first a New York Times reporter came by one day and sat in the class. And then like a couple of days later, it was either Noticias or Telemundo, somebody came by and filmed the class, and that scared some of our participants because of their status. So there were certain people, I don't know if that was them. In the street, they'll give us these big hugs and they're wonderful, but they haven't been coming to the class since that day. You know what I mean? I think that might have something to do with it. But they came a lot religiously, and he really is pretty good; she really benefited from the class. You can see-- I don't know if you know the twin boys who come, did you sit on the class at all yet?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2250.0,2321.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/123","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: I didn't sit in on the class yesterday, but I sat in on the ESL class when you and Nuala were teaching it like sometime in October, almost a month ago.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2321.0,2331.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/124","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So it depends. There's two young boys that came from Ecuador, they're twins. And it was like a breakthrough this week. Like a simple introduction: What's your name? How old are you? Where do you live? And one of the boys was able to do it pretty flawlessly. I was like, \"Wow,\" because he hasn't been able to. Because remember, a lot of these kids have come here, and they're not in person [In School]. So learning, they have like one day a week. So they're not really learning English, and not really practicing it except for during the class. But now, with this conversation class-- I don't know if you know Ana [phonetic], did you meet Ana?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2331.0,2382.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/125","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: No.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2382.0,2382.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/126","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: She's an older woman. Mexican. Her kids all speak English. She does not. She's been here decades. And she is now much more confident. She says she can speak to her boss now a lot better. And he had them play-- they have another name for it in Spanish, but like a Scattergories [game] where we have to come up with the letter P and all the different words [that start with the letter P]. And the age range is like 11, 12, to 70. So it's kind of challenging to keep everybody's attention on that. You know what I mean? [Laughs]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2382.0,2427.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/127","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: We've had the director of human rights come in and sit in on a class, Carmelyn Malalis, she's Filipina. And she came and talked about what her agency does, how if anybody experienced any prejudice or any discrimination, how to address that. And then she gave out her card, and they stayed and talked to everybody. Like if someone said, \"Oh, I went to the hospital, they didn't have a translator.\" So, that's unacceptable. That ever happens again, Boom. We're having a director come this coming Thursday from another agency. So, sometimes we have guest stars. So, you know, just it's different. Some day you just might go around the thing and just talk. Sometimes there'll be a speaker. Sometimes there'll be someone talented, like Mauricio, have a game and have this and have things that are very interactive. Sometimes me, or Rita, or Nuala-- and we're probably on the boring side [laughs], but we'll make you comfortable enough to try a few words that you know [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2427.0,2496.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/128","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: The class I attended was really sweet, like really cute, excited kids. So, can you tell me about obstacles that you faced with the Open Street?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2496.0,2511.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/129","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I mean, you still have some entitled, very angry drivers. This week they've had their posters in their car and flags on their car. You could imagine why they're all riled up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2511.0,2530.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/130","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: You mean Trump?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2530.0,2532.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/131","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: [Nods]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2532.0,2534.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/132","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: I didn't know if they had posters saying, like, \"No Open Streets,\" or something.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2534.0,2539.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/133","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: No, they're in the back of their car. But I'm just saying, like we had this one guy purposely--and I had a fight with him, which I shouldn't have because I can't now-- but he was purposely going back and forth like this with his car to knock down the barricade. And by the way, on the other side, there was more than enough room for his car. He was just being a jerk. So every once in a while you have jerks like, \"I just want to use it!\" I'm like, \"The street is closed. If you need to park, you're allowed to park. No problem. But why would you knock down the barricade?\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2539.0,2578.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/134","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So the only obstacle course is-- and I hate even saying this-- there's a couple of jerks that feel like they want to drive a zillion miles through, not even to spend any money or hang out in our neighborhood, they want to get in their car and zoom right through the neighborhood to somewhere else. And that's really hard to take, you know what I mean? There's kids playing, there are literally kids playing on the street where this guy was trying to do that. That's happened a couple of times in the play street. But it was like TLC [Taxi and Limousine Commission] drivers. So I'm like, \"You know, if I take a picture of your license plate, I can report you.\" \"Oh, okay. Thank you.\" And they go the other way. So, that's unfortunate because that just creates ill will.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2578.0,2632.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/135","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: But really most people, most drivers, thankfully, and most of the people are totally respectful. And like, even if they're in their car, they're not in their car 24/7. So they're just like you and I, walking on it later, biking with their kids on it later. Anybody who likes this neighborhood and enjoys the neighborhood for what it is, they're a hundred percent on board. If you're one of the people who hops in your car to go to Long Island and spend your time there, then Open Streets will be a bother for you 'cause you're only interested in getting from your garage space to wherever else you're going. But thankfully that's a tiny, tiny amount of people. As you can see.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2632.0,2688.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/136","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So at the end of our first interview, I was talking about how a thesis for the story that I'm going to write is about this Open Street being a vanguard for what the future of New York City might look like.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2688.0,2709.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/137","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: It seems like the DOT is really saying that this is the jewel of their Open Streets. If this works, which it does, this is what they envision to be throughout the city.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2709.0,2729.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/138","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: And what do you see for the future of New York City?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2729.0,2735.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/139","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I see Open Streets accessible to every neighborhood, where you can bike-- and when I'm saying biking, I mean, like you can bike while you're sipping your cup of coffee and your kids are behind you safely-- to get to all the cool things in your neighborhood, and to get to the very next neighborhood. So, of course we'll still have all the crazy traffic one block over this way and that way, but that every neighborhood, I envision, could have this Open Street where it's just like the chill space. And I like it not commercial, like ours, where basically, you're just riding, walking with your kids, playing games. So, like a linear park that's a safe place to get from one neighborhood to another, or that you could get to all the different facets that make your neighborhood kind of cool. That's what I see.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2735.0,2794.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/140","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: I know you're a part of Transportation Alternatives, and I'm not that familiar with them, but are they basically-- do they see a car-free future?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2794.0,2807.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/141","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: They signed onto this even though-- they signed on just as we were doing the coalition, and now it's one of their big projects, is Open Streets. I mean, I don't know, 'cause I'm the chair of the Queens Chapter, a volunteer. And I've said before, we have a car, we just see the end of getting in your car by yourself, into your seven passenger SUV, to get a cup of coffee. We see the end of that. That's the kind of thing that we want; we want you to be able to walk or safely bike to do most of your activities. So if you're going to go see your aunt out on Long Island or bring mom to Poughkeepsie, of course, hop in your car. But we want you not to need to get in your car, for that not to be necessary.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2807.0,2873.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/142","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And we want it to be safe if you decide to walk or bicycle, really just to be safe to go to school. Like it's so ridiculous to see all these cars jockeying in front of the schools. And that makes it, as you know, the most dangerous time of the day. The most dangerous thing for schools is not school shooters, not this, not that; it's actually being picked up and dropped off and being run over by someone else's parents. That's the most dangerous thing. So if you could make it safe for kids to walk to and from school and to play outside of their school, I think that that's the future.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2873.0,2915.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/143","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And so I think mom and dad can let go and let their kids ride a bike or walk with them and not get into, like I said, a big SUV to go essentially further down in their own neighborhood. So, it's not like ban cars, 'cause we have a car; it's just to make them not necessary for most trips. I mean, really they're not necessary [laughs]. I mean New York City really, and most people that I know, they use them on a weekend, occasionally. They're not going back and forth to work. They're not going to the restaurant with that. They're not. But you should be safe if you choose not to. And that's the problem right now. If you bike now on 34th, it's great. But what about after eight o'clock? It's dangerous.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2915.0,2976.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/144","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Jim, how long have you lived in Jackson Heights?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2976.0,2984.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/145","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I lived in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst since 1990. And I think I've lived here 15, 16 years. But I used to live on Queens Boulevard and Broadway, right behind--not Seamens, it might be Jennifer's or whatever the latest furniture store is, right on the corner of where Broadway turns into Grand, along Queens Boulevard.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=2984.0,3008.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/146","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: I guess just observing you and how you seem to be very well-known in the neighborhood, I assumed that you have been like this community leader--would you call yourself a community leader?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3008.0,3027.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/147","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I mean, that's the way other people might, but it's weird for me to call myself that [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3027.0,3032.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/148","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: You wouldn't object if someone else called you that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3032.0,3034.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/149","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Right.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3034.0,3034.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/150","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So, I assumed that this is not a new role for you, but it sounds like it really has been since the pandemic, that you've gotten to connect with so many of your neighbors.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3034.0,3051.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/151","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Well, before that I did, I was fighting the bus redesign, and successfully, because they were taking away our Q49, they were taking away our Q66, they were cutting up the Q66, they were getting rid of my Q53 to Rockaway. Those were all on the chopping block. So, for months actually, before work, I would take the bus and I would be like a crazy person, say, \"Look, they're going to take away this bus if you don't show up at the next meeting.\" And MTA, who expected like four blue-haired old ladies at the meeting, like Andy Byford [former president of New York City Transit Authority] comes in, and we have hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people snaking around for blocks. And he was [laughs] not prepared for that. But we were able to push back against that bus redesign.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3051.0,3108.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/152","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: That was last year?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3108.0,3109.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/153","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah. So, I was extremely involved in that. You know, there's always an issue that-- safe streets have always been really important to me. I was on the Fix Northern Boulevard campaign for a long time in Trans Alt. Because several children and some adults got run over, like literally, I'm on 34th Avenue, and one block over on Northern Boulevard. And it became like the new Boulevard of Death. And I've lived here a number of years, but just before here, I lived in Elmhurst on Queens Boulevard, which was the original Boulevard of Death. And it was like, just to cross the street was so stressful. And the best deli that had the best sandwiches was on the other side of Queens Boulevard. You know what I mean? So you had to cross to go to that, in other words you had to cross Queens Boulevard. So that's the kind of thing that awakened that activism in me, is that it's just not fair. And you'd see most people were just using--it wasn't even your neighbors, it was people who didn't even live here, just zooming through your neighborhood, making it unsafe. And so that was a big deal to me.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3109.0,3191.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/154","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So always doing a little something after work. But 34th Avenue definitely is every walk of life. You know what I mean? [Laughs] You know, the other ones are maybe just bus drivers, or maybe just people who understand that having a safer Northern [Boulevard] might save themselves or their kids. But this involved a lot more people, I think.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3191.0,3217.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/155","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So, what would you say motivates you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3217.0,3221.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/156","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Right now what's motivating me is just making the streets safer. And just seeing all those kids motivate me. You see them, they are just having so much fun. Like, we're all caught up in the election and the pandemic and people dying, and these kids are having a great freaking time on their street [laughs]. They have no idea. We're all worried about all these things. They're just like, \"Wow, this is so much fun.\" Whether it's them just running back and forth, like crazy kids. That's wonderful. That's great.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3221.0,3268.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/157","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Have you always loved kids?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3268.0,3274.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/158","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: It's funny. Oscar has always loved kids. This much interaction with kids-- and it just started because his back was bothering him, so I would wind up officiating Sapo, like day after day, and then, mixing it up with the jump rope and this and that; it just happened. My sister's a teacher of fourth grade. And I remember when I used to work by Lincoln Center and she brought her kids to a class trip and she said, \"Jim, can you come out at lunch? Cause they want to meet my brother.\" And I stepped on the bus and I waved at everybody. And it was like pandemonium. [Gasps, imitating children] \"Ms. Burke's brother!\" They were-- they're fourth grade. They were just like, \"Wow!\" They were just so full of joy. I'm like, \"wow,\" I was not prepared for that, how there's that little age range up 'till about 13 where kids are just so terrific [laughs]. They're just so happy. Like automatically, they just wake up happy. And I never realized that fully. I know my sister loves teaching, but I never really like-- who knows. I totally get it now. I totally get my sister, why she does that. [Laughs]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3274.0,3364.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/159","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: What grade does she teach?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3364.0,3365.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/160","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Fourth. Right in Elmhurst.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3365.0,3374.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/161","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Oh cool! Oh man, she-- The pandemic must have been rough on her.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3374.0,3379.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/162","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: She's doing everything remotely.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3379.0,3381.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/163","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So Jim, you're very well connected to the neighborhood. For the future, would politics be something that you're interested in?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3381.0,3394.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/164","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: You know, people have always asked me that from the beginning, for many, many years. I wouldn't mind working with or for a politician, like being a liaison or something. I don't think they pay any money, but I'm saying like, to actually be the-- no, I think it just, I volunteered for a couple of campaigns these last couple of years, and they get ugly. They get really ugly. And I don't think I want to be exposed to that. It's like, if you go on the Jackson Heights Facebook page, I mean, those things are just-- or a community board meeting--they're awful. They're awful. I don't think I have room for that negativity in my life. I wouldn't mind advocating on behalf of people, or children, or anybody. And I've done that for LGBTQ issues for many years.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3394.0,3451.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/165","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: But, when you said oral history, I think LaGuardia [Community] College does this great archive thing about LGBTQ history in Queens. I was in a-- they used a clip of me in a film called Julio of Jackson Heights, which was filmed. It was about, when I first moved to Jackson Heights, a gay guy [Julio Rivera] was murdered. Like I moved from the Bronx to be safer. And then they used my voice in one of those traveling-- they went to all the CUNY schools, like York College and John Jay. And I found out later that my voice, a clip of me, was traveled all through that in the archive thing, which is nice. It's a permanent oral history for the LGBTQ community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3451.0,3495.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752/transcript/44993/annotation/166","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Cool. Jim, thanks so much. I think those are all of my questions for now.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196752#t=3495.0,3506.28571"}]}]},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 2 of 2 - Jim_2021.06.10_Interview3_01.mp3"]},"duration":4315.824,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/196/751/small/Jim_Burke_photo_aviary.jpg?1689089953","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/content/2/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-queenslibrary.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/196/751/original/Jim_2021.06.10_Interview3_01.mp3?1689087866","type":"Audio","format":"audio/mpeg","duration":4315.824,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994","type":"AnnotationPage","label":{"en":["Full Transcript - June 10, 2021 [Transcript]"]},"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: This is Bridget Bartolini interviewing Jim Burke. And today is June 10th, 2021. This interview is for the 34th Avenue Open Street Oral History project, and it will be archived with Queens Memory. So, Jim, could you start by telling me about yourself and any background information that you feel would be good for future listeners to know about you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2.0,24.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Sure. My name is Jim Burke. I'm a co-founder of the 34th Avenue Open Streets Coalition. For many years, I've been a safe streets activist-- around New York City.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=24.0,61.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: And in our last interview, you did talk about how you got started in safe streets activism. So, our last interview was in November of 2020. So it's been several months that have passed then. How have things been since November?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=61.0,79.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: You know it was very interesting cause it was the first winter of our Open Streets. We actually kept programming alive through the entire winter. It did have to morph some, and one of-- out of the winter, we were looking for things that you could still do in the cold weather. For example, by December, I think, our Pilates instructor said it's not really good to be doing these stretches in 20 degree weather. So we were looking for other things and a little boy in the neighborhood, Alex-- he's actually a teenager, so he's a young man, 13 years old-- suggested that we do races. And he's really good at racing and he wanted some competition, and he thought that would be a great thing to do. And that's turned out to be one of our biggest draws and one of our most events that is looked forward to the whole week by the kids in the neighborhood. And even in the dead of winter, we were getting 30, 40 kids to compete in the races. So that's one of the fun things that came out.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=79.0,156.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: We continue with salsa, we continue with other things during the-- we had to curtail ESL for a few weeks because it did get very cold. But we did our bike ride every single Friday. And there are lots of things that we were able to do. Zumba continued for most of the time. So we just really kind of morphed into cold weather activities. We participated with the parents of P.S. 212, which is right off 34th Avenue, in their candlelight vigils and candlelight walks. And they did that throughout the winter a few times. We walked to the Regal Rehabilitation Center [Regal Heights Rehabilitation and Health Care Center], which is a place where many people ended up being isolated because they weren't allowed to have visitors. It's older and disabled people, and P.S. 212 parents thought it would be great for the kids to combine singing outside the window and drop off cards. And so we walked the length of 34th Avenue with them, and that was just absolutely wonderful.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=156.0,223.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: We had a couple of Santa events. One with Ciclistas Latinoamericanos, which is a coalition partner. They changed their route to do their entire Santa ride on 34th Avenue. And it was spectacular, because it was the first time we didn't need a police escort to keep the kids safe. And we were able to do the entire ride completely safe, without needing a police escort, and with people just completely being relaxed. Normally you're so worried on those rides, because not all drivers are terrific, and get very frustrated behind a parade of kids. But there were no drivers. So it was absolutely terrific.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=223.0,275.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And then Santa came to visit a week or so later on 34th Avenue. And we teamed up with the COVID Care Network, yet another coalition partner. And we were able to give out 350 gifts to children which took them completely by surprise. And they were good gifts, like science gifts. And the kids were just--and Santa arrived by bicycle with the music playing, and all these kids were there to greet him. There's a video I can share with you of that. And the kids absolutely went wild. So we were able to do all these fun things in the winter. And, after surviving COVID, this neighborhood needed joy. And I think that 34th Avenue was able to provide that throughout the entire winter as well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=275.0,339.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: That's really great. Yeah. It's amazing how you're talking about the Santa bike ride. So that's an event that happens every year, but it sounds like it felt pretty different being able to do it on the Open Street.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=339.0,357.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Much better on Open Streets. Oh, my goodness. It was really terrific. And it was one of our first times that we did 34th Avenue and we actually teamed up with Ciclistas and DOT [Department of Transportation], and we gave out several hundred helmets that day, as part of-- for children and adults, because we have a lot of brand new bike riders. And one of the things that sometimes might be out of reach financially is a helmet. And so we were able to give those out as well at the beginning of the Santa ride.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=357.0,390.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And it proved so popular that 34th Avenue was able to go to DOT, and over the winter, I think we gave out about 1,500 more helmets along 34th Avenue. And it served a dual cause: we were able to stop the delivery drivers and riders who obviously have to be in a rush so they get their tips, but we asked them to just really be a little more cautious as they came down the streets and keep an eye out for kids and slow down. And they were so grateful, because some of them had broken helmets, or helmets that obviously didn't really function very well. Or some of them didn't have the money to get the required helmet that they need for their job. And we were able to give that. And then all the community and all the children were able to get sometimes their first helmet. So sometimes it's fun; you walk around and you'll see everybody with the red, white, and blue DOT helmet, like the whole neighborhood. And that's kind of fun [laughs]. I think we might have another one soon, because kids grow up [laughs]. Maybe we'll do a helmet swap or something, but there's definitely a constant need for those kinds of things.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=390.0,460.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah, definitely.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=460.0,462.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: The other thing that started up in the winter is yet another coalition partner, La Jornada, CCSO [Community CSOC], they started food distribution and originally they were doing it on 32nd Avenue and they moved over to 34th Avenue by Travers [Park]. And that gave them a lot more room to stretch out. Again, a lot more safety, because no cars. And they did the food distribution. They still do it every Monday, sometimes Tuesday, depending on if there's a holiday or something, but they've been all through the winter distributing food. They get out between 500 and a 1000 boxes of food. They give out food to about 500 to a 1000 families in the neighborhood, which is just another amazing thing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=462.0,515.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And there's other food distribution networks. There's a local church in the nineties that also, they do a food distribution sometimes on Thursdays. And there's so many people who have taken advantage of 34th Avenue. On a bike ride I saw a young man giving tap dance lessons on 34th Avenue. And I thought that was really cool. He had a board that his students all had, I guess, the special shoes, and it was so cool and amazing to see. So there's all these things that are constantly showing up on 34th Avenue that I just love.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=515.0,558.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. Actually the person who you saw giving the dance lessons, I think that might have been Erick Modesto, who's another person who I'm profiling for this project.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=558.0,568.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Oh, wow.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=568.0,568.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. It's actually ballet folklorico.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=568.0,573.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: We do ballet folklorico. We do those lessons every Sunday at 3pm.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=573.0,580.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Oh, when did you start doing that?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=580.0,581.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: We started in the winter, and we do-- and it's great. This is the second class we're having. And at the end of the class, all the participants wear the traditional dress of the baile folklorico. And it's beautiful colors, sometimes all whites and sometimes all different colors. And we had the last graduating class did a show, the students did a show with the teachers on 93rd. And that was just amazing. And they'll be doing-- right now, they're in the midst of their class, so then when they graduate they will also do a show for us on 34th Avenue.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=581.0,622.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: That's so cute.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=622.0,622.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And it's really great because it's quite an age range that takes that class. It's one of those things that appeals to a wide group of people. So you have men and women, you have seniors, you have people in their middle ages and you have children all taking that class. And at the same time we do arts and crafts on Sundays. So, the kids who don't do that, they can be occupied while their parents are learning how to do ballet folklorico. And they're making all sorts of creations on the artists desks that we have set up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=622.0,664.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: That sounds really fun. Something that sticks out to me is how the coalition tends to have multiple activities going on at the same time, things that appeal to different ages. And while parents might be doing Pilates, then there's, like, Sapo [game] for kids to do at the same time.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=664.0,684.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So today we're doing drawing class. We're doing Thursday at the races, which is what I mentioned earlier, one of our most popular things. And then we also do Pilates today. We have our ESL as well today, and all happening in the same couple hour blocks for our permit. And then on Sunday, we're going to have a really busy day. We've invited Drag Queen Story Hour back. They came last month. They'll be, you know, up the block or two up Travers, in the seventies for a drag queen story hour. We have baile folklorico, we have arts and crafts Sunday, and we have Transportation Alternatives is also joining us on a bike ride that culminates on 34th Avenue to celebrate Open Streets throughout the city. So lots of fun things happening on Sunday.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=684.0,742.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And on Sunday, if you know, the farmer's market has been an amazing beehive of activity. First of all, they have more room to stretch out and there's more room to socialize. So more people go and hang out and stay. But we've also had every single politico across the city come by. Because they know they have constituents and we have some of the local candidates coming and bringing their own entertainment, like mariachi, and all this other fun stuff that's going on. So it's really a great day to walk on 34th Avenue. Sunday morning, it's just lots of fun. And it doesn't stop all day. Or evening [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=742.0,784.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Jim, it sounds like there's so many activities going on. Are you and Nuala the ones organizing most of the coalition's activities?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=784.0,795.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: This is a share, like, so we have-- Nuala and I set up some of the ongoing activities. No, this is, we work with DOT closely, and we're bringing as many activities that used to happen in other open areas throughout the city, and we'll bring them here. So for example, we've had Mechanical Gardens [Bike Co-op] come, been here twice already. And they actually fix bicycles, and for four or five hours you can bring your bicycle. They'll either fix it for you or give you a free diagnostics. We've had Community Resists [Communities Resist], which is a tenant advocacy organization that answers questions about how you can stay in your home or how you can get your rent paid or what kind of assistance is available.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=795.0,852.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: We just partner with as many groups as we possibly can, and we invite them to come do what they would do, maybe indoors or somewhere else, we invite them to do on 34th Avenue and we help promote it and we give them an audience. So sometimes they get really-- they're kind of amazed at the turnout because we have so many people that take them up on their services. We had a sound truck come and they showed kids and adults how to capture ambient sound in the neighborhood. And they had like a whole truck with machines and everything. And I went over that with them. We had a couple of college students come and they have this scroll project where they went around the city and they had people write their feelings about open space and COVID and the past year, and that was a pretty amazing project. But that's just ongoing. So we just try to find as many people and let them know, you know, think outside the box, you can get a really good audience.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=852.0,923.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And it started for some safety concerns, right? Cause some people had not been able to practice their livelihood, or their volunteer efforts or the things that they normally do, or the agencies couldn't reach their audience because of all the COVID restrictions. And they area able to do that on 34th Avenue. But the reason that we pushed it now that the restrictions are lifted is that they're now reachable. A lot of these people and agencies are able to reach people that are usually unreachable. All of our things are drop-in, they don't require registration or pre-registration.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=923.0,962.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And so, planning-wise, it's can be a little difficult, like our ESL, will ten people show up, will twenty, will five? We don't know. But the thing is that maybe you got a call to clean a house. Maybe you've got a job offer, or maybe you had to deliver Uber Eats or whatever your job is. But you're able to go right out into the street and enjoy something or take part of it. Whereas before, if you wanted ESL, you'd have to go to the local library. It would have to be like six o'clock on an evening. You'd have to sign up for it. You can't miss it. All of our things are just drop-in. So people are walking by and they see, Oh, can my kid participate in the races? Yeah, of course! And you don't have to plan and you don't have to commit.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=962.0,1007.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And that's really terrific for people who don't have predictable schedules. And we find that a lot of new immigrant communities, for example, don't always have a predictable schedule. And so they never could take advantage of a lot of the things that are offered around the city. Either they're too far away outside of their neighborhood, or they just require you to preregister or commit. And that's not something that everybody has the privilege to do.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1007.0,1039.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. So having the drop-in activities makes it a lot more accessible.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1039.0,1043.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1043.0,1046.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: From the many activities that you have been part of on 34th Avenue, could you tell me a story about one of your favorites?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1046.0,1057.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Ooh, I have so many favorites. I think the races-- you know, it's funny, we do the races on Thursday. Again, we started that in the winter because we needed an activity that you can do in 20 degree weather. I don't know how that's gonna play in 90 degree weather. We'll see. But that gave anybody who participated in that-- one of the reasons I love it, first of all, we got great participation. We got kids of all ages. We have two cheerleaders and they're probably late seventies, eighties, the women who help us cheerlead, and they have complete with the pom-poms and everything, to cheer on the kids. We have other adults that help just make sure that the street is completely free of cars or that if there is a bicyclist or there is someone coming down that they're cognizant of the children and are careful.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1057.0,1122.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So it's a big community undertaking. Lots of volunteers come. And the joy, the kids-- I think it was last week or the week before that we did, like, twelve races, and it's not just-- you race and then you go through an obstacle course, and it's just amazing how much they enjoy it. And then at the end, we give them all a medal. It looks like the Olympics at the end, and then the kids are so happy walking away with their medals. I think that gives me the most joy, because the kids really, really love it. And then to see all the other people participating and helping volunteer, enjoying it, and this all was the idea of the 13-year-old boy who also helps participate and helps with the races. So it's just, I think it's just wonderful.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1122.0,1178.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Hmm. Do you remember any one particular race?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1178.0,1183.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: You know, we've been doing it for four months and we do between 12 and 15 races each time.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1183.0,1201.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Oh, wow.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1201.0,1202.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So it's just so many races, and so much joy and so much kids running. But I think my favorite was probably the very first organized one we did, where all the kids were so tiny. They probably had only been walking for a year or two. And because we did it by height-- we don't really do by age, we do it by height--and the kids, the joy on their faces running. And you know, you have to run a full block and then around, and then a full block back. And then you had to do the obstacle course. And to see these little tiny kids just really enjoying themselves and running, I think you can't beat that.It was just--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1202.0,1245.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And then their parents cheering them on. And just the whole thing is so much fun. But that first one, I'd never seen little kids race, and they really, really enjoyed it, you know? And it's funny because some of them, the little kids, were like, \"Can I race in this one?\" I'm like, \"That's for big kids.\" \"But maybe I can--\" I'm like, \"You know what, if you think you can race against the big kids, then sure. Come on.\" And they love that. And sometimes we do all ages races. Oh, I know another favorite one. We had the moms and the dads join us, and the moms did a race. And then with the dads-- there's only a couple of guys, but mostly women. And the kids were absolutely hysterical, laughing, clapping, rooting on their moms and dads.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1245.0,1298.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And you know what, that's my favorite. Cause the kids, watching the kids watching their parents run was amazing and a lot of fun. And then we did another one that you had a run with your son or daughter. And that was also great to see the mom, and see the interaction between the parent and the child trying to navigate the course, and the kid being like, \"No, ma, you have to do it this way.\" Because the kids are the experts in this scenario. So that was fun, too [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1298.0,1329.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: That sounds really sweet. You said that it was hard to choose a favorite activity. Besides the races, what are some of your other favorite activities?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1329.0,1343.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Well one that I am an observer in every Wednesday, they do slime [making workshop]. And I volunteer on Tuesday doing the Sapo and my partner does the dance lessons for salsa. And on Wednesday Nuala does the slime and she teaches children how to make slime. And I invite passersby, because people don't, even though it's been 13 months, there are still people who don't know that it's free and that you don't have to register. Right? So I'm like, \"Your kids are welcome to join.\" And you tell a little kid, and they're like, \"We get to keep it? We can bring it home?\" And they act like, I mean, they are so excited. First of all, how to learn how to make it. And the fact that they get to take it home? That is also just so joyous to watch. And you think, \"Oh, next week, they won't want to do it.\" And here they come, a whole huge crowd, waiting to make slime.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1343.0,1413.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/44","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: The same with Sapo. I do Sapo every Tuesday. Sapo was one of the first Open Street activities. My partner and I started it right at the pandemic, and we started it actually for adults right on the street. And we just had a whole line of adults wanting to play. And then kids kept asking in on the action. And this is that South American game with sort of a mini ring toss. That was one of the first things we did. And yet we're still doing it every single week, all these months later. You think, Oh, kids are fickle. No. We had a whole line of kids, again, this Tuesday, all lined up. Some who are seasoned experts who've been doing it a year, and some are brand new and never done it. And I love seeing a five-year-old telling an eight-year-old or ten-year-old, This is how you do it. You know, they're the experts. So it's just fun [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1413.0,1471.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. It sounds like a lot of fun. And when you're talking about the Open Street activities and the kids, you used the word \"joy\" a lot.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1471.0,1480.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: It's true [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1480.0,1483.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. It sounds wonderful. And before the Open Street was there, did you have any experiences like that with your neighbors? Anything that you--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1483.0,1503.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: You know, what I'm telling you, 34th Avenue-- and I might have told you this before, I've met more people in this last year than in the prior two decades that I've lived here. Some of my best friends now are people that I didn't know 13 months ago, 14, 15 months ago. And I met them all through the Open Streets, either fellow volunteers, neighbors. And that's been one of the most wonderful things that's happened, because this neighborhood didn't really have a focal point. We had the farmer's market where you would run into neighbors. You would have an occasional fundraiser or an occasional vigil or something, but 34th Avenue is like having a boardwalk. It's like the boardwalk in Rockaway Beach, right? You walk up and down, and you see your neighbors, or you see people over and over again, and then they become your friends and you start talking to them.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1503.0,1569.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: We do gardening and cleanups on Saturdays. And so again, someone will say, \"Oh, wow, can I join? Or how do you sign up for this?\" And it's like, \"You just come.\" [Laughs] And all of a sudden you start talking to people and you form friendships. And I think that this has really strengthened our community because you have basically hundreds and hundreds, probably thousands of people who use this during the week. And they're walking up and down the avenue, they're jogging, they're bicycling. They're going to the farmer's market. They're going shopping. They're doing their laundry. And a lot of people just choose 34th Avenue, because especially if you have a cart, you're carrying something, it's just so much easier not to have to navigate cars. There's a woman who brings her mom in a wheelchair that I get to see often. She takes her mom around all of 34th Avenue, I think on a daily basis; you might've seen her if you're out in the street.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1569.0,1632.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: One of my favorite memories was Halloween. We all dressed up for Halloween. And since there was no Jackson Heights parade this year on 37th Avenue, lots and lots of people dressed up, including yours truly. And we walked along 34th Avenue and Oscar had a big cart of little treats and candies, and a lot of other people did, too. And we sort of just walked up and down the avenue and exchanged treats and stuff, and saw and marveled at each other's costumes. And that was a lot of fun. But that particular day, that woman and her mom in the wheelchair, she was dressed up, the woman in the wheelchair and the daughter, and they had candies and they were giving out candies to everyone, too. So just that kind of thing, just really, again, that word you said that I use a lot is joy, but it's what you feel.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1632.0,1696.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. [Pause] Just writing notes. Jim, it sounds like the Open Street is such a big part of your life. And you're still on it every day?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1696.0,1715.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I am still on it every day. Although I have taken a beach day here and there. [laughs]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1715.0,1725.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Right, cause your family is in the Rockaways right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1725.0,1725.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And we go back and forth a lot. So, I no longer have a seven day a week commitment, because other people have stepped up, which is wonderful. I'm definitely here on Tuesday. I'm definitely here on Thursday. So Tuesday is salsa, Sapo, and ESL. Thursday is kids at the races, drawing, ESL and Pilates. So I'm definitely here for that. Fridays is the family bike ride; definitely here for that. And on the other days, if I'm around, I will assist with the wonderful arts and crafts thing on Sunday, or watch the baile folklorico on Sunday, or on Wednesdays, just to see the kids making the sapo [slime], and just like these future scientists in the making, watching their concoctions come-- turn into slime.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1725.0,1784.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/55","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: You know, certain things are just fun to participate in. But so I am on the street quite often, but it's really wonderful that other people have stepped up either to assist things that are already ongoing, or just start their own brand new thing or run their own thing. And that's really wonderful. And like, Thursday's collaborative. So, you'll see I'm out there, Rita's out there, Lillian, who is our Head Cheerleader, she's out there. There are certain people you see all the time. And Violeta, who's the mom of Alex, whose idea it was, she's out there working very hard on Thursdays to make these things happen. So that's wonderful. It really is a community collaborative effort. And you'll see it's across nationalities, ages. It's everything. That's what's also really been wonderful. You know, Alex is 13; Lillian's in seventh or eighth decade, I'm not sure which. So that's quite a range of ages. And they love it, you know?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1784.0,1866.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. It seems like a really great team has come together around it. And even if you're doing something that brings you great joy, having the seven-day-a-week commitment must get tiring.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1866.0,1880.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/57","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: That was very tough. But that was during COVID and that's when I think that kept a lot of-- Look, I have friends in other parts of the city some of whom fell into deep depression. Some of whom, even some family members, who felt very isolated or alone. This neighborhood, COVID hit us hard in March, and badly. And we lost a lot of people, a lot of people got sick. But after that, we really all came together and so many wonderful things have happened since then. And we were able to not feel isolated, because we had each other.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1880.0,1926.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/58","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And I think that made a big difference. And that was worth working [shows emotion]. And that was worth working seven days a week for, committing [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1926.0,1931.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/59","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1931.0,1931.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/60","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I was not the only one; that was the other thing. There were many other people committing seven days a week. Rita, seven days a week. Nuala, seven days a week. Oscar, seven days a week. Miguel, who was our Barricade Volunteer, seven days a week. You know, I can go on and on. These people, lots of people really stepped up and worked hard, either on closing and opening our streets in the mornings. And none of the other things could happen without that happening. And then we had a lot of people who really devoted-- and still do-- a big portion of their day to making sure that Open Streets is successful. And we had a lot of crazy people that, maybe from the outside, like, \"How could you devote that many days?\" Because people, it was really worth it to them. That made a big difference.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1931.0,1931.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/61","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. So, as you were saying, so many people were very isolated during the pandemic, and it sounds like you and other volunteers who were active on the Open Street, instead of withdrawing from the world, it was quite the opposite. You're making all these new friends and forming new connections.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=1931.0,2031.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/62","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: That's exactly true.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2031.0,2036.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/63","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So I can imagine how happy you are that it's now going to be permanent.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2036.0,2041.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/64","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I'm happy that it's permanent. I wish the DOT would actually implement some infrastructure right away. They have the ability to do it. I wish they would just do it. Unfortunately, city agencies often move at a sluggish pace. I know that eventually they will, but it's something that they should do sooner than later. We still want them really to concentrate on making our schools safer. And one of the easy fixes that we've suggested all along is to really sort of fortify the schools, because before the pandemic, and you can look this up, there were a number of accidents and a couple of serious ones, and some resulting in death, around the 34th Avenue/Northern Boulevard corridor, where we have all these schools. And that's been pretty much eliminated.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2041.0,2099.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/65","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I talk to one of the crossing guards, and more than one, but one particularly stands out because she stopped me to thank me. I'm like, \"I'm just one person doing this.\" Because she said that her job is so much easier now, that she used to kind of be really stressed out and really worried about one of the children that she was in charge of being hit-- or worse-- by a turning car. And since Open Streets, she's able to sort of take a little breather on that, because the streets are just so much safer, and cars aren't permitted to use the street as a through street. So it's made her job a lot easier and made her stress level go a lot down. So I thought that was a great, unknown benefit [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2099.0,2158.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/66","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. What kind of infrastructure would you like to see the DOT implementing?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2158.0,2164.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/67","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So, by the schools, because the schools were still in session all day, and kids were on the way to school earlier, before the Open Street actually starts and depending on their schedule, and then they often in the evening have after--school programming, and in the summer they'll have summer programming, and they'll have camp on the street. The Fresh Air Fund will be here. We would like to make the schools more-- so, [Public School] 398, which is on 69th Street, they've already applied for and received a full street closure. So no cars are allowed to even enter their space.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2164.0,2208.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/68","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Do you mean, like, for 24 hours a day, rather than just from 8:00am to 8:00pm?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2208.0,2212.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/69","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Well, right now, it's for the school day. But what a lot of the parents, and some of the teachers, and some administrators, are asking for is to extend that because of the after-school programming. And so we're asking the DOT, why don't you just permanently fortify the streets? So that way, no matter what timing-- cause you know, around the country, the most dangerous time for a child is when they're being picked up or dropped off, and they're usually hurt or injured by someone else's parent. And you can look up the statistics, it's a pretty stark number. Because kids are kids, right? And they see their friends and they run out in the street. So why don't we permanently make them open so that kids stay safe, whether it's on their way to school, whether it's on the way back from their after-school program.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2212.0,2273.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/70","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: We've shown how much safer it is now. I mean, it's way safer. And there are thousands and thousands of kids that use the six schools on or right off 34th Avenue. So it could make a big, big difference. It's not going to take-- Most of those schools, like P.S. 149, they have no parking between, I think it's 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. You know, there's a huge block of time you're not allowed to park there anyway. So, just make sure that during the school hours and afterschool activities, that that's either extended or just made 24 hours. You're talking about just a few little places along the corridor, but if that makes the safety the difference between a kid living or not being injured, it's totally worth it. And I think that at every visioning session the DOT had, I think even the people who are not fully on board agree that that's something we can all do to make kids safe.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2273.0,2336.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/71","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So, we'd like them to do that with permanent infrastructure, and that we don't have to rely on a volunteer to make your kids safe. We know if you put permanent physical infrastructure, it's made safe 24 hours a day, and you don't have to rely on a volunteer. Right? You know, your child can walk or ride their bicycle to school safely. We think that's important.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2336.0,2360.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/72","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Do you mean you wouldn't have to rely on volunteers to move barricades?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2360.0,2367.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/73","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: For those-- right in front of the schools. That's correct. And you'll see it around the city. There are already some permanent play streets or closures that are like that. Unfortunately, usually it's private schools or fancier schools, but we would like to see that at our public schools.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2367.0,2392.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/74","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Are there other things that the DOT is planning to do, or that you would like to see them do?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2392.0,2398.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/75","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Well, I have no idea. We don't know what they're planning, but went to all the visioning sessions, and besides fortifying the schools-- and other people had other ideas about the schools; they wanted to do the streets, like have murals on the asphalt, so that from far away, like, \"Oh, that's the school. I totally get it. That's why I wouldn't drive there. That's why I wouldn't go there with my car. Cause that's for kids.\" Other things that came up over and over-- and I went to all the visioning sessions, English and Spanish. I didn't go to the Bengali. But I did go to all the languages that I understood. And one of the takeaways besides fortifying the schools: nighttime lighting. Because this past winter, we had the candlelight vigils, and it wasn't only P.S. 212 parents, but there were other groups that did little candlelight walks in the evening. Because don't forget a lot of the people who live here, they might not get home until six o'clock at night.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2398.0,2462.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/76","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So they have just a tiny window to enjoy our Open Street. And so there was a big push for lighting the avenue in the medians, so that it was lighter, so that when you did come home from work, that you got to walk-- you know, use the street and have plenty of lighting. Because not everybody is able to navigate in the dark, with the darker streets. And lighting is made for cars, not for people. So we wanted to change that and make sure. And this is, over and over, people brought up better lighting in the evening. That'll enable more people to enjoy the streets safely, all year round.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2462.0,2509.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/77","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Another thing is, people wanted better seating. And so some of the, \"Oh, be careful of benches, careful of this.\" So, one of the treatments that DOT showed were, like, sort of these boulders and rocks. Now, you wouldn't be able to sleep on them, because of course there are people in the neighborhood, \"Oh, people are gonna come to sleep.\" And I'm like, \"No one's going to take the subway here to come sleep on a rock or a bench.\" But okay. We'll do something that's attractive and comfortable, maybe just to sit. So, a lot of people wanted better seating options along the corridor, so they could sit, rest, and then walk again. Like, I know my mom, who lives in Rockaway, she needs a bench every few blocks in order just to rest for a second. And then she could walk a significant distance if she has a place to rest. And we need some of that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2509.0,2569.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/78","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And that came up a lot in the visioning sessions. And then other fun things came up, like, why couldn't you have art at the beginning of each block? And at the median, like some artwork. Like if you remember across the city, they would do sculptures, they would do cows, they would do pianos. They did all these things. And like, wouldn't that be fun if we had that on 34th Avenue? So there were suggestions like that. But, you know, the main, main, big ones that I think there was no controversy on was making our schools safer and giving lighting for the evening hours.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2569.0,2607.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/79","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And then you had the two extremes. A lot of people want it 24/7, and other people are happy with the way it is. But there is a big contingent in the neighborhood who wants the DOT to extend the hours. A lot more people, particularly in the summer when we close the streets and it's warm out, a lot of people want more time. They don't want to go in. You know, it's nothing cooler than sitting on the median, under a tree on a hot summer day with a breeze. It's a lot nicer than being inside an unairconditioned apartment for many people. And then you get to be with your friends and socialize. So, we totally get that. And we wish the DOT would, too.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2607.0,2659.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/80","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah, summer evenings are so nice. And then there's also people who want to shorten the hours, right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2659.0,2670.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/81","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah. There's this contingent, but if dive down into them-- cause we held our own meetings, the coalition, with different groups, particularly at the beginning months, to just find out their objections and to try to address concerns, cause there were some valid concerns. There are some driveways that are on 34th Avenue. There are some issues that we said, let's get in front of them, let's see what it is. And you know, people said, \"Oh the litter.\" You know, obviously you have way more people using it. But if you looked at 34th Avenue, you compare it to Northern [Boulevard], 37th [Avenue], or Roosevelt [Avenue], you'll find 34th Avenue much cleaner. And that's because one of the things, when people brought that up, we asked for volunteers, and there are a lot of volunteers who clean on the street, even though it gets heavy usage.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2670.0,2725.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/82","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: But that's another thing that the Department of Transportation could actually, you know, should maybe step up their game, since it's just used by way more people now. But it's something addressed. So we have on Saturdays, we do our gardening, a four, five hour block. And a lot of that includes people cleaning up the blocks that we cover, so that they look better than ever. Because now you hear-- I'm right on 34th Avenue, and you hear nothing. My windows are open. I'm looking on 34th Avenue now, and you hear birds, but now because it's so quiet, when someone moves a barricade, you can hear it. So, \"Oh, the barricade!\" I'm like, \"You never said anything about the cars honking 24 hours, and the ice cream truck.\" You know what? So someone had the idea of putting tennis balls on the bottoms [of the barricade legs], you know the way you see walkers? And you'll go-- we're slowly looking for more volunteers every day, cause it's a big job, to put tennis balls on the feet.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2725.0,2794.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/83","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And that does two things. It makes it quiet. But it also enables someone who doesn't have maybe upper body strength, they can just push it. If they need to, they need [unclear]. And so, we try to listen to as many concerns as possible, and address them to make sure that 34th Avenue can work for as many people as possible.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2794.0,2819.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/84","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. I saw those tennis balls on the feet of the barricades. That was such a great idea. And so I've seen people are talking about turning 34th Avenue into a linear park?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2819.0,2834.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/85","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So there's another group that wants to turn it into a linear park, and they formed [unclear] a few weeks ago. That's another iteration of what could happen to this avenue.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2834.0,2855.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/86","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. I'm not exactly sure what that would look like.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2855.0,2859.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/87","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I'm not sure either, because I don't think they've really fleshed everything out yet. Right now, like I said, the coalition and our partners are really just, we're like, we do one step at a time. Our step was, make this permanent, make it active, which is what we did first. And make sure that people felt safe and welcome to use the street. That was our main goal, and that's why we formed. You know, we needed someone to open and close the street. We needed to show people that it was going to be safe, and that you could use the street. And then, we wanted it permanent. So we feel in that way, we feel great that we got it permanent. And right now the things that we're looking at are just to make kids safer. That's our next goal.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2859.0,2910.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/88","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And after we finish that, that might be something else. But right now, we just really want to make the pickup and drop off times when kids go to and from school, we want to keep them safe. If you're ever out there in the morning, or if you're out there around between two and three, you will see just hundreds and hundreds of kids walking and biking to and from school on the way home. And we just want to keep them safe. That's our immediate goal right now.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2910.0,2945.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/89","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: And are you talking about just schools that are on 34th Avenue, or other schools? Because there are so many schools in the area.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2945.0,2954.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/90","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: There's so many schools in the area, but if you can walk-- if it's off 34th Avenue, so if it's right on Northern or if it's right off 34th Avenue or 35th Avenue, your child or yourself can walk on 34th Avenue safely, and then make that left or right, directly to the school. Right? So that means they're safe, right? That's like the way you walk to school, because we know cars are not going to hit you or hurt you. So we want to make this just a safe corridor, because so many schools are [unclear]. And one of the plans that DOT is working on is making the transition between 34th Avenue, Broadway, and Northern safer. That's one of the things that they're working on right now, for the spring. And there's a big high school being built at Broadway and Northern Boulevard.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=2954.0,3009.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/91","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Oh, I didn't know that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3009.0,3012.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/92","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Right? And so that will be a lot of kids from our neighborhood will be eligible to go to that huge brand new high school. That's going to be huge. Right now it's used as a vaccination center.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3012.0,3025.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/93","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Oh! Mmhm.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3025.0,3025.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/94","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: But that's going to be a high school. So they're making Northern Boulevard over. They're going to have physical, strong infrastructure for new bike lanes on Northern Boulevard. That'll feed into Broadway, right into 34th Avenue. So it'll be a natural way for a lot of our high schoolers here in the area to either walk or bike to that school. And biking would be amazing, because they could get there pretty quickly. And so that's just another thing that, where if we can keep them safe, because if you've ever taken the Q66 bus, you might have to, in the morning, let four or five pass because they're so packed and crowded. But imagine if you could alleviate that by kids just hopping on their own bicycle and riding to school. And you are seeing even on 34th, that DOT is making an effort, and they've been putting bike parking right near our schools and parks on 34th Avenue. So you could park your bike right outside school, and then hop on it and go home. And that would be wonderful. So there are ways to make this just a complete safe corridor for many schools, either on 34th, or like you said, that feed into it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3025.0,3110.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/95","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: And so that is basically in the hands of the DOT?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3110.0,3114.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/96","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Right. And they've already started it. They've already told us that they're working on the connection between the end of 34th Avenue Open Street, that piece of Broadway to Northern, and they had tried an experiment. They did a temporary, on Northern Boulevard, safety treatment, that didn't last the winter because it was with temporary materials. But they're coming back, and we've asked-- the community board that covers that area has asked for a stronger, more cement, more durable treatment, and paint so that you could easily see where the bike lane is. And so that would make everybody safer and feel more comfortable. I don't know if you saw that Fast Company article that came out that, along the corridor-- they contacted Strava [exercise tracking app]. Strava keeps data. If you have Strava on your iPhone, you can keep track of your bike rides and how many miles you do. And there was a 1,220% increase in biking on 34th Avenue.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3114.0,3175.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/97","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Wow.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3175.0,3175.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/98","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Which is pretty amazing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3175.0,3181.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/99","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3181.0,3183.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/100","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And anecdotally, we know that how many kids learn for their first time, how to ride their bike. We know how many moms join us on the Friday bike ride that start off shaky that haven't ridden in years and now are really good. And we cycled through them, because our ride becomes too boring once they get good [laughs]. But we see them, then, in the neighborhood, going all around the neighborhood later, which is fun. And we're going to have to come up with a more advanced ride, because our rides are very simple. They're slow. They go to all the local attractions. And we do that every Friday, even in the dead of winter, even in the pouring rain sometimes. But we noticed that people graduate out of our class, because first they need it, and then they outgrow it and they can bike themselves, without any fear, which is the whole point anyway [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3183.0,3236.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/101","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So the group bike rides are also creating a supportive environment for new people who are just newly learning how to ride bikes?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3236.0,3246.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/102","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: No, so we have, lots of moms, some older people, lots of brand new kid riders that join us. And we have someone in the front, someone in the middle, and somebody in the back, volunteers to keep everybody safe. We all wear orange safety vests. We take the safest route possible to the local park or the local, wherever we're going. In the beginning, some of the people are newbies with no experience. But practicing on 34th Avenue, practicing with us, learning the rules, and getting a helmet-- all those things are enabling them to then start exploring our neighborhood on their own, without fear. But with respect to the road rules, and with the proper amount of worry to make sure that they stay safe.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3246.0,3308.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/103","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: That's great.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3308.0,3309.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/104","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And that's fun, because that was another thing that we were able to do all winter. And I think we canceled just once; we canceled very, very infrequently. If it's going to be a thunderstorm or heavy winds and obviously not when snow is falling, but if this road was clear, we still did it on those winter days. You know, it's like the races; you don't need warm weather to do fun things [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3309.0,3341.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/105","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. So, Jim, in the before times, I know that you were working in e-commerce and you had saved up some money to take a sabbatical. So before the pandemic started, you were just like taking some time off--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3341.0,3355.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/106","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: That's right--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3355.0,3355.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/107","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: And so you were able to devote a lot of time to the coalition. But I was just curious, like, are you eventually gonna have to start working again?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3355.0,3368.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/108","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I am definitely most likely, if I can, depending on my health, definitely go back to work. Now, what that is might be different based on all the wonderful experiences of this last 15 months. So, I don't know what I'll be doing next, but I think it might incorporate some of the wonderful things that I learned during this process, and things that I learned that I like. So stay tuned. I don't know. It probably won't be the same kind of a corporate job that I had before. Maybe something in the non-profit sector, just because I have just enjoyed this whole community interaction so much that I would miss it too much, to go back to, suit and tie downtown. I don't think I want to do that. I really want to do something with the community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3368.0,3434.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/109","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. Because, as we've been saying, it has become such a big part of your life and it brings you so much joy. And you are a big part of the coalition. So yeah, I was just thinking, what are you going to do if you have to start working full time again? Do you think you'll go back to work full time?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3434.0,3453.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/110","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And I'll have to go back to work full time. Sure. I took enough off for a year. And so that money is almost gone [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3453.0,3466.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/111","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: How do you feel about the thought of returning to work?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3466.0,3471.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/112","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Well, I'm telling you, I think that my-- I think that this has fundamentally changed me. So I think that, it was always about the bigger and better next paid job. And that's no longer-- I mean, I always had a good work/life balance. I always devoted a lot of my time to volunteer work after work. But this fundamentally changed me, is that, for eight hours a day, five days a week, I would love to incorporate some of the fun things, the things that brought me joy during the pandemic. If I could somehow incorporate that in my next job, that would be just icing on the cake. So if I can do that, I will do that [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3471.0,3535.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/113","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. If you can find a way to make that fit into a paying job.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3535.0,3541.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/114","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah. Wouldn't that be amazing?--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3541.0,3542.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/115","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yes--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3542.0,3542.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/116","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I don't have the same--you know, it's funny. The pandemic was really great in saying like, you know, a lot of the things pre-pandemic, maybe you'd go to a Broadway show and you'd go to the movies a couple of times a month. And you went to restaurants this many times a month, and you did all these things that certain clothes, and you had to have an expensive suit and a nice tie and a nice shirt. All those things just went up in a puff of smoke, and you realize that, you know what, I didn't do any of those things for a year. Right? So maybe I get a more fun, community-based job, and I don't get to do those things. And that's okay, because I'm enjoying myself anyway. You know, maybe I don't have a fancy tie, or the latest shoes, and that's perfectly okay. I don't see the latest Broadway show. Maybe I see a performance on 34th Avenue, a baile folklorico, and that's good [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3542.0,3607.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/117","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Hmm. That's quite a shift.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3607.0,3613.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/118","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Right [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3613.0,3615.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/119","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Well, I'm excited to see what you're going to do next.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3615.0,3618.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/120","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Thank you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3618.0,3620.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/121","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: So, I think those are pretty much my questions. Can we take a moment, and you could just think about if there's anything else that I haven't asked about that you would like to add to the interview.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3620.0,3634.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/122","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: The only other thing, when we talked about, we touched on DOT a minute ago, is one of the things that does worry me is that we need the DOT to step up. We need them to either have a new position, similar to a crossing guard that sets up and closes and opens our streets each day, that's a paid position. Be nice if it was a member of the communities in which these Open Streets are located. Maybe you pay them for an hour in the morning, an hour in the evening. And there's something that you could do, either a teenager or someone who would like to supplement their income. Obviously, it wouldn't be a full-time position, unless it's added to an existing position. But I think that in future, that's really the only sustainable way.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3634.0,3689.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/123","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And when you talk about equity, in Jackson Heights, we're really lucky to have the income spectrum that we do. So we have a group of people that are privileged enough to be able to offer their services and volunteer, to do the opening and closing the street. And then we have a lot of people who distribute the food and have the time and energy. And then we have all those people who need all those services as well. So this is a unique community. But there are communities-- my old community where I grew up in the Bronx-- that aren't going to have people who can step up and volunteer, that just don't can't afford it, money-wise or time-wise. And so that's why it's really important for the city-- I mean, super important for the city to step up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3689.0,3737.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/124","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And when they say these streets are permanent, that's nice to say it, but basically you're saying what? It's okay for you, for our volunteers to permanently spend seven days a week volunteering for the streets? No, we need the city to step up with money. It's a tiny, tiny bit of money. But that way you can ensure equity across the whole city. And our dream in Open Streets, one of the goals, when you ask us what the goals are, after making the streets safer for kids and our schools really fortified, we want an interconnected network, so that theoretically you could hop on your bike, your skateboard, push the wheelchair, go for a walk through all of New York City and stick to Open Street network. Never having to worry about violence from cars, and just be able to safely get to your destination, whether you're a jogger or walker or a cyclist, that would be the dream.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3737.0,3804.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/125","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: That would be amazing. Okay. I have one final question. So you shared memories of some of your favorite activities, and I was just wondering if you have any other favorite memories of the Open Street that you would like to share, outside of the activities that the coalition does?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3804.0,3827.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/126","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So outside of the activities, I love when I hop on my bicycle and I ride down and I see all these other activities. I dunno how to even say it-- the Muay Thai, the boxing. And I see like, remember I told you, the tap dancing. And I see all these other amazing things. There's this couple not too far from where I live, they often, for a few hours each day after-- they work from home, I think the husband's retired and the wife still works, and they set out their beach chairs on 34th Avenue. They bring their coffee and they just sit and relax and enjoy each other's company and say hello to the neighbors.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3827.0,3872.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/127","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Those are the kinds of things that bring me joy, because it's like these all organic things that have popped up on 34th Avenue. When you see a whole group of kids either on bicycles or on foot, playing, just enjoying it themselves. I know that down in the sixties, I'm not sure if it's the Bengali community, but there's a community down in the early seventies and sixties that does a pickup soccer game with many people from the neighborhood. Those are all just wonderful, joyous things that organically grew out of having a safe place to do stuff. And I love that. And that was the whole point.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3872.0,3915.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/128","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. You see people using the street in all different kinds of ways. I'm excited for this summer.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3915.0,3921.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/129","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: And in the winter, I don't know if you have you seen any of the videos and stuff that we did, but you know, people making the snowmen on the medians and posing with them and playing in the snow. All those were just amazing things that you could never do safely before. And if you look at the history of New York, more of the years are similar to this year. In other words, cars, maybe in the last 20 or 30 years, sort of monopolized the streets. But before that, you played kick the can, Ringolevio, manhunt, stick ball, stoop ball, tag. You played all those things on street. We played in the hydrants. You did all those things, for generations and generations. We have a little memory loss the last, maybe, two or three decades, but we all used the streets like that for generations. And it's wonderful to see that coming back","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3921.0,3984.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/130","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: And in your childhood, did you play on the street a lot?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3984.0,3987.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/131","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: We played in the street in the Bronx. This is-- okay. We owned the streets when we were growing up in the Bronx. And cars had to ask us to please sit on the, you know, block the water from the hydrant so they could pass. We played ball, we played manhunt, we played kick the can, Red Rover, we played jump rope, in the middle of the streets in the Bronx. And in Rockaway in the summers. That's what you did. Cars did not own the street at that time.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=3987.0,4019.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/132","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: You know, sidewalks in New York City, but particularly here in Jackson Heights, we have some of the most narrow sidewalks in the whole city. It's very difficult to ride your bike on a sidewalk if you're a kid. There's cracks and bumps, and especially if you're trying to learn, it's almost impossible to learn, because you need a smooth surface. On the Open Streets-- and if you look back, when you grew up, we learned on the street because it was, you could get your dad or your mom had to like, sort of put-- I don't know how they teach you now, but you had to run, you know, you need a little bit to go. And a tree stump, curb cuts, cracks, all those things in the sidewalk make it much more difficult. And so we finally have space in order to do all the things that for generations New Yorkers did, and it's great to get that space back.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4019.0,4078.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/133","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. Even me, growing up in the eighties we used to play on the street a lot, and--","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4078.0,4083.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/134","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Somehow we have a memory loss that we did that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4083.0,4090.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/135","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. How did that get lost?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4090.0,4093.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/136","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: The cars got bigger, and bigger, and bigger. You know, one of the things that I always think of when I'm being a safe street advocate, I'll sometimes see my mother who's in her late seventies start running across the street cause there's a car that wants to turn. And I'm like, \"Mom, do not run across the street. That guy is in an air conditioned vehicle, probably listening to his favorite music. He can wait three seconds so you don't break your neck, crossing the street.\" But we have gone horribly wrong when we have our senior citizens trying to run across the street because we're inconveniencing someone who's sitting in a climate controlled monstrosity. It just doesn't make sense to me. The cars now are higher than little children. You can't actually see them in some of these higher SUV's. That's criminal to me. This is New York city. We should be using the smallest amount of vehicles, for the least amount of time possible.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4093.0,4162.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/137","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: I mean, now if you touch your finger along my windowsill, since 34th Avenue began-- before the Open Street, it would come back black constantly. Now because for 12 hours of the day, and the busiest hours there are no cars. It's no longer black, it's much cleaner. The noise. I could have never done this interview under the old circumstances of 34th Avenue. I don't think there's been one honk, one screech, one annoying car noise the entire time. It's just birds. That's it. The only other time is at school, when school begins or ends. You'll hear kids laughing. That's all you hear [laughs]. That's quite different.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4162.0,4204.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/138","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: So besides the pollution, noise pollution, there's all these benefits that you don't even realize. We're breathing better. I know there were kids from a local college recording the sound to see how much better, more healthy the sound is. There's all these things that benefits of Open Streets that we haven't even taken into account. I'm sure that living across this corridor, that our breathing is now easier. The benefits are endless, and we should really be promoting them. And every neighborhood should fight for their Open Street.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4204.0,4250.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/139","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yes. I don't think I realized that your apartment actually overlooks 34th Avenue. So you used to hear a lot of honking?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4250.0,4263.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/140","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: At eight o'clock it starts, in the evening. And I'm a little set back. There are certain apartments that are more forward. But you heard nonstop honking, screeching. The honking was the worst. And that was endless. And now you don't hear it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4263.0,4290.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/141","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: How nice.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4290.0,4290.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/142","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Yeah [laughs].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4290.0,4298.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/143","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Well, Jim, thank you so much for your time. I really enjoyed talking to you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4298.0,4304.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/144","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Jim Burke: Great to see you after all of this time, even though I haven't seen you in person.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4304.0,4308.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751/transcript/44994/annotation/145","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Bridget Bartolini: Yeah. I do want to see you in person, too, and do photos. Okay. I'm going to stop recording.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/21/collection_resources/99078/file/196751#t=4308.0,4315.824"}]}]}]}