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"CROSSING THE BLVD boldly carries the tradition of oral history into the 21st Century. It is an electrifying collage of voices, faces, and spirits, capturing the true elasticity -and inclusiveness - of contemporary American culture."
Eve Ensler, Author, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES

"A book of stunning originality, tremendous visual flair and cinematic depth, CROSSING THE BLVD will forever change the way we think about our cities, our communities, our neighborhoods, our neighbors, and ultimately, our own backyards. It's as if we've all been invited to an enormous block party, where Lehrer and Sloan have personally introduced us to some of their most fascinating neighbors. By the end of the book, strangers somehow feel like friends, and the boulevard feels a lot like home."
Alan Berliner, Filmmaker and Media Artist
THE FAMILY ALBUM, INTIMATE STRANGER, NOBODY'S BUSINESS

“CROSSING THE BLVD brims over with the energy, heart and spirit that went into creating this important work. A fitting tribute to the world it so lovingly documents…”
Dave Isay, Documentary Radio Artist
GHETTO LIFE 101, THE SUNSHINE HOTEL

“Lehrer/Sloan’s fascinating book offers unique insights into the rich and combustible cauldron of cultures and ethnicities in the most diverse corner of America – the Borough of Queens, New York. CROSSING THE BLVD reveals the impact of changes in immigration law through the oral histories of asylum seekers caught in the maze of mandatory detention, refugees fleeing war and persecution, and those who are pushed out of their countries struggling to recreate their lives. The significance of this extraordinary volume is that, ready or not it provides a glimpse of the new America which is emerging.”
Ron Daniels Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights

“CROSSING THE BLVD brings alive the most polyglot place on the planet. One moment I am in the tiny one-bedroom of Bhutanese exiles, the next in the taxi of a philosopher-poet from Bombay, then with Renata the table tennis champ from the Czech National Team. An outstanding book on the new New York!”
John Kuo Wei Tchen, Historian, New York University & Co-founder of the Museum of Chinese in the Americas