McLaughlin, Jean
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Maria Terrone Oral History
Collection
Identifier: QMP-0016
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Maria Terrone, a poet, writer, and former assistant vice president of communications at Queens College, talks about the COVID-19 pandemic in her neighborhood near Elmhurst Hospital, one of the epicenters of viral outbreak. A long-time resident of Jackson Heights and, in her words, “the ultimate New Yorker,” she gives a dramatic narration of the apocalyptic atmosphere in her beloved neighborhood in the early weeks of the pandemic when restaurants closed, her life changed,...
Dates:
2020-06-09
