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  • Call NumberGEHP_0077
  • Summary(0:25) Immigrating from Poland to Greenpoint in 1993 -- (1:00) Missing Greenpoint after moving to Long Island -- (2:24) Ease of immigration in coming to a Polish community -- (4:20) Moving back to Greenpoint as an adult -- (5:55) Finding at true home in Greenpoint and Polish heritage -- (8:10) Comfort in same businesses still open in Greenpoint (with transcription).
  • Date2108-10-02
  • Physical Description1 sound file (10 min.) : digital, MP3
  • CreatorMaciejewski, David
  • Cite AsGreenpoint Environmental History Project, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Digital Public Library of AmericaThis item is represented in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on October 2, 2018, by Acacia Thompson on Box Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.
  • SubjectGreenpoint (New York, N.Y.) ; Poland ; Immigrants--Polish ; Immigrant experience
  • PlaceGreenpoint (New York, N.Y.)
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  • TitleOral history interview conducted with David Maciejewski on 2018 October 2.