This collection of oral history interviews preserves the lived experiences of long-term New York City residents during the Bloomberg administration’s rezonings. By focusing on personal narratives of community-given leadership, cultural preservation, and neighborhood vitality, these interviews serve as a counter-archive to official administrative data and document the human reality of urban erasure and displacement.
Interview with Rogelio Ward, conducted by Karen Garcia on March 6, 2026, in Queens, NY. Part of The Last Era of New York City Oral History Project.
Interview with Sankofa Taylor, conducted by Karen Garcia on March 8, 2026, in the Bronx, NY. Part of The Last Era of New York City Oral History Project.