TitleOral history interview conducted with Stephanie Wolf on 2020 September 11.
Summary(02:00) Calling from Greenwood, Brooklyn (03:20) Dialy family routine -- (3:53) Four-year-old son attends Sophia’s Day School -- (07:45) Life before pandemic -- (08:50) Spending time at Detective Joseph Mayrose Park early in pandemic -- (09:55) Stephanie's communications/media relations consultancy business, changes -- (12:23) March 13, anxiety about Coronavirus became "real" -- (17:45) Avoiding family gatherings -- (21:20) Moved in with parents in June -- (23:09) Concern for sisters: one is an ultrasound tech, her experiences in the hospital system -- (24:30) Other sister is teacher, her experiences -- (26:10) Zoom poker games with family -- (27:38) Impact on friendships -- (29:11) Previous neighborhoods in Manhattan/Brooklyn, moving to Greenwood -- (30:15) Neighborhood changes -- (32:23) Social distancing compliance observed -- (34:11) Navigating the city now -- (36:15) Never experienced anything like this before -- (37:42) Safety we felt before was an illusion. Adapting to new conditions -- (38:15) We are the lucky ones -- (40:20) The pandemic through the eyes of Zack, Stephanie's four-year-old son -- (42:38) This is a year of integration -- (43:40) Hopes for the future, social changes.
NoteAudio interview conducted on September 11, 2020, by Micah Langer. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project 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.
Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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