Hello my name is Rachel Opatowski, and I decided to interview some international students of voting age because I felt like they really cared to belong in America because they it was a choice to come here, and I felt that with a dual perspective they understood some of the more current issues that Americans are now coming to terms with politically this election season.
Author: r.opatowski
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Rachel Opatowski photo essay
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BrVukyTWt135NWs4rHV77VuBj6blBMs1L7_q5K3xv1Y/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
Hello Class.
This is my drafty google slides doc of the final days of a sleepy Upper East Side (E 96-90) neighborhood before the Second Avenue subway begins its first run. In my written comments, I plan to get into experiences and perspectives of the before, during, and completion of what I would consider a ‘community renovation’. I will be doing this through the voices of residences, business owners, and observations of people who work in the neighborhood.
Theres a lot of construction shots Ive posted already–since they are almost done with the project– and I also plan to include more candid shots of the neighborhood people.
Thanks for reading.
Finally figured out how to properly post my pitch… woohoo
Hey Class,
Thank you for your feedback in class over both the mannequin idea and the pitch with 2 talents chefs which compliment each other within their fusion.
Over the weekend, I did some more thinking about my first pitch– being the one about the two talented chefs pursuing the exact opposite of what people would think yet completing each other in fusion.
As much as I hope to recycle that idea in some way, I thought broader about the neighborhood where the restaurant is situated in: The east 90s of the Upper East side. I would describe it as a very sleepy section of Manhattan and a tight knit community. Angela, the owner of her chefs table, (from the chef pitch) has lived in the neighborhood for decades.
The neighborhood is one in character which really hasn’t been subjected to change all that much. However, what will change it is the 2nd avenue subway station being erected opening soon. I would want to see what the long time community people of my neighborhood feel about the subway finally operating in November or December (???) ,and how they foresee that effecting businesses in terms of the atmosphere.
I have noticed some changes for myself like businesses with local personable stores closing and being sold to commercial franchises or switching staff and many successful long time businesses forced to close because of the subway.
Focused Ideas:
– commentary on that from people that have been living in the midst of the construction
-gaining a better understanding of the status of those vacant buildings along 2nd ave
– shots of the neighborhood
-candid shots of the locals before asking them to comment
– the constructions workers and their experience of building this massive project
a source: there is a store front the MTA set up on 2nd avenue in the 80s which may be a valuable resource