Artie Street Interview 08/09/2025
Photo by Randi Rosenblum
Artie Street Interview Transcript:
NATASHA: Hello, I am Natasha Farron and I'm here with Artie Street at the Park Slope Old Timers Reunion at 4th Street and 6th Avenue on Saturday, August 9th, 2025. Can you please spell your name?
ARTIE: A-R-T-I-E S-T-R-E-E-T. Artie Street.
NATASHA: What is your relationship to Park Slope or to Brooklyn?
ARTIE: Born and raised.
NATASHA: Do you have a particularly powerful or important memory of Park Slope or Brooklyn you'd like to share?
ARTIE: It's so much to share. Where do I begin?
NATASHA: Why did you decide to come to the Park Slope Old Timers Reunion today?
ARTIE: Because I know everybody.
NATASHA: What are some things you think more people should know about Park Slope or Brooklyn based on your own experiences?
ARTIE: It didn't start what it looks like today. It started a long time ago. People working together, living together, and just being with each other.
NATASHA: What are your hopes for the future of the neighborhood and Brooklyn?
ARTIE: God only knows that.
NATASHA: Thank you.