Oral History Archive

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Zohra Saed

Poet and writer from Afghanistan who grew up in Southern Brooklyn

Nasim Almuntaser

Brooklyn College history student grew up working in his family's bodega in Brighton Beach

Stanley Shapiro

Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1940s and going back four times a year

Ellina Graypel

Singer, musician and composer who lives in Sea Gate

Reverend Cliff Herring

The Roller Coaster Reverend shares stories of Cyclone weddings

Olga Martynchuk

Mother of professional boxing star Nikita Ababiy

Jen Kepler

Educator at New York Aquarium and passionate observer of Brooklyn wildlife

Tara Altebrando

Author of Dreamland Social Club, a novel set in Coney Island, who got engaged on the Wonder Wheel