Queens & Me: Neighborhood Stories Beyond the Data
What’s your Queens story? Join Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons and other No, YOU Tell It! producers to discover the personal stories behind the public places we share. Participants will use writing prompts to interact with the Queens Name Explorer, an interactive digital map developed by Queens Memory and Urban Archive, alongside data gathered from numerous New York City and State sources. Together, we will learn the historical significance behind the people’s names that grace Queens streets, parks, monuments, and more, including luminaries who will be honored at the Women’s History Month exhibition on view at Culture Lab LIC, where this workshop will be held.
Participants will explore their place in Queens through a series of written and visual prompts, including a scavenger hunt through the exhibition to engage with the personal stories of these historic Queens women. The program will culminate in a story-sharing activity that invites participants to pick a point on the map and trade tales of their experiences on that spot to enrich local history with our shared and unique stories.
