Summary(0:17) Moving to Marine Park -- (2:30) Being involved in children activities and Marine park community association -- (3:09) Activities for senior citizens -- (4:40) Neighborhood changes -- (5:47) The senior center at Marine Park -- (6:15) House prices -- (6:46) Commuting to Manhattan to work as a nurse -- (8:36) The Brooklyn revival -- (10:51) Brooklyn changes and gentrification -- (13:08) Coaching and playing volleyball -- (14:30) An aging community -- (16:15) Advice for people coming to Brooklyn.
NoteAudio interview conducted on April 27, 2018, by Johan Norberg at Brooklyn College. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
SubjectRetirement ; Volunteers ; Orthodox judaism ; Gentrification ; Volleyball ; Housing ; Senior centers ; Youth development ; Commuting ; Brooklyn Museum ; Brooklyn Academy of Music ; Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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TitleOral history interview conducted with Rose Cassius on 2018 April 27.