Neighborhood Faces

An ideal person to profile in my neighborhood would be a Department of Transportation (DOT) employee. They are responsible for operating the Staten Island Ferry and it’s terminals in which it operates from. An employee who has been working there for a while has certainly witnessed the many changes the ferry and terminal itself has undergone, and the changes that are currently in progress today. The ferry is vital for commuters in my neighborhood which lacks express bus stops that some of the other neighborhoods are provided with. Many people depend on it to get to and from work or school, or as leisure time as it is a tourist attraction. Ferry workers have seen lots of different faces and personalities come through those doors. To complement my piece about the Staten Island Ferry, I can do a video of the terminal surroundings as well as actual footage while on the boat. I can also provide pictures of the different style of boats, and workers operating the ferry.

 

 

“2 Jobs at Sugar Factory, and a Lump in the Throat”

Dear Feature Writers,

  1. Your Neighborhood Faces Query (describing the person you wish to profile is due on Thursday, September 24th. Please post it online (category: Profiles Drafts).  What can this person tell us about your neighborhood? Why have you chosen him/her? 250 words. What multi-media would you add to complement your story?
  2. Reading: “2 Jobs at the Sugar Factory, and a Lump in the Throat”:  Does the writer give us more than Robert Shelton’s personal history? Describe the narrative of this profile, the arc of the story. What do you think of the lead? Where is the nut graf? What about the author’s point-of-view? Do look at online images of Kara Walker’s sculptural installation, “A Subtlety” before you answer these questions. Category: Robert Shelton for your blog post.