Tony Rohling, Full Interview
Collection: Sunnyside Sound Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Tony Rohling
Date: Time Period: 2009; 2009; Interview recorded in 2009
Material: digital audio recording made using Edirol R-09 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth software. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:15:38
Creator: Tony Rohling interviewed by Sabine Heinlein
Identifier: aql:18172 rohling_tony_full
Description: Tony Rohling, along with the members of his court association in Sunnyside Gardens, first conducted a collaborative graffiti clean-up event eight years ago, and it was an instant success. More than 40 people showed up, cleaning far more than the anticipated two blocks on Skillman Avenue. The nonprofit organization Sunnyside United was born, and began collaborating with the local police department, businesses, religious organizations, government officials, merchants and the mayor's anti-graffiti taskforce. Today Sunnyside United welcomes between 75 and 100 volunteers to each of their biannual clean-up events, in which 40 neighborhood blocks are cleaned.
Creator :
Tony Rohling interviewed by Sabine Heinlein
Date :
Time Period: 2009; 2009; Interview recorded in 2009
Summary/Description :
Tony Rohling, along with the members of his court association in Sunnyside Gardens, first conducted a collaborative graffiti clean-up event eight years ago, and it was an instant success. More than 40 people showed up, cleaning far more than the anticipated two blocks on Skillman Avenue. The nonprofit organization Sunnyside United was born, and began collaborating with the local police department, businesses, religious organizations, government officials, merchants and the mayor's anti-graffiti taskforce. Today Sunnyside United welcomes between 75 and 100 volunteers to each of their biannual clean-up events, in which 40 neighborhood blocks are cleaned.
Subject :
Graffiti; Vandalism; Community development, Urban; Volunteer workers in community development
Rights :
These audio recordings, photos and articles are the property of Sabine Heinlein. Uses of edited excerpts from her interviews are protected under a Creative Commons public domain license, but her full, unedited audio is open to researchers by request. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for access. For reproductions of the unedited recordings, please contact Sabine Heinlein at (sabineheinlein@gmail.com).
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Sunnyside, NY Sunnyside (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
digital audio recording made using Edirol R-09 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth software.; Total running time: 0:15:38
Identifier :
aql:18172 rohling_tony_full
Subject:
Graffiti; Vandalism; Community development, Urban; Volunteer workers in community development
Graffiti; Vandalism; Community development, Urban; Volunteer workers in community development
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Rights Notice
These audio recordings, photos and articles are the property of Sabine Heinlein. Uses of edited excerpts from her interviews are protected under a Creative Commons public domain license, but her full, unedited audio is open to researchers by request. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for access. For reproductions of the unedited recordings, please contact Sabine Heinlein at (sabineheinlein@gmail.com).
These audio recordings, photos and articles are the property of Sabine Heinlein. Uses of edited excerpts from her interviews are protected under a Creative Commons public domain license, but her full, unedited audio is open to researchers by request. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for access. For reproductions of the unedited recordings, please contact Sabine Heinlein at (sabineheinlein@gmail.com).
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