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Paul Graziano, Clip 7: Public transportation, speculation, and rezoning

Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Paul Graziano
Date: Time Period: 1980 - 2010; 2010-06-23; Interview recorded: June 23 2010 Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg. Dimension: Total running time: 0:02:49
Creator: Paul Graziano interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt Identifier: aql:20509 graziano_paul_clip7

Description: Mr. Graziano discusses the lack of public transportation in Waldheim. He also talks about the increase in Korean and Chinese residents in the last wave of immigration. He identifies the housing market and speculation as being a major problem in the area. After Auburndale's summer 2010 rezoning, all of northeast Queens, with some exceptions, will be rezoned. Much of the rest of Queens has been rezoned.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:20663

Creator : Paul Graziano interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt

Date : Time Period: 1980 - 2010; 2010-06-23; Interview recorded: June 23 2010

Summary/Description : Mr. Graziano discusses the lack of public transportation in Waldheim. He also talks about the increase in Korean and Chinese residents in the last wave of immigration. He identifies the housing market and speculation as being a major problem in the area. After Auburndale's summer 2010 rezoning, all of northeast Queens, with some exceptions, will be rezoned. Much of the rest of Queens has been rezoned.

Subject : Real estate development; Urban transportation; City planning; Immigrants; Zoning

Rights : This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Waldheim, Flushing, Queens, NY Flushing (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg.; Total running time: 0:02:49

Identifier : aql:20509 graziano_paul_clip7

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Subject:
Real estate development; Urban transportation; City planning; Immigrants; Zoning

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This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.


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