Md. Kamruzzaman Clip 1: Taxi Driver in Astoria
Collection: This recording is part of the 30th Ave - A Year in the Life of a Street Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Md. Kamruzzaman
Date: Time Period: 2011.0; 2011-07-04; Interview recorded: July 4 2011
Material: Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:04:05
Creator: Md. Kamruzzaman interviewed by Annabel Short
Identifier: aql:18706 md_kamruzzaman_clip1
Description: Md. Kamruzzaman, originally from Bangladesh, lived for a while on the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific before coming to New York in November 2010. He now works as a taxi driver. He talks about the challenge of getting to grips with the traffic system in New York and avoiding expensive tickets, e.g., for making a turn where you shouldn't. He recounts the story of a passenger who asked to be taken to the moon.
Creator :
Md. Kamruzzaman interviewed by Annabel Short
Date :
Time Period: 2011.0; 2011-07-04; Interview recorded: July 4 2011
Summary/Description :
Md. Kamruzzaman, originally from Bangladesh, lived for a while on the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific before coming to New York in November 2010. He now works as a taxi driver. He talks about the challenge of getting to grips with the traffic system in New York and avoiding expensive tickets, e.g., for making a turn where you shouldn't. He recounts the story of a passenger who asked to be taken to the moon.
Subject :
Neighborhoods; Taxicab drivers
Rights :
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Astoria, Queens, NY Astoria (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5.; Total running time: 0:04:05
Identifier :
aql:18706 md_kamruzzaman_clip1
Rights Notice
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
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