A Polish pharmacy in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. (Photo: bondidwhat/flickr)
If you’re looking for the center of community life for Polish immigrants in Brooklyn you should check out the local pharmacy.
Polish pharmacies in Greenpoint, Brooklyn help immigrants negotiate life in their new home while maintaining a connection to Poland. In this podcast we’re digging into the Feet in Two Worlds archives for an intimate visit to a Polish pharmacy with journalist Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska. Ewa is a reporter for the Polish Daily News and a frequent contributor to public radio. This story, produced in 2005, was Ewa’s public radio debut. Listen:
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Feet in Two Worlds podcasts are supported by the New York Community Trust and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation with additional support from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Fi2W podcasts are also supported in part by WNYC Radio and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
