• Action Item Area: Connections/Qualitative Research
• Reason for Item: To help frame my project, ground my project with someone who has more lived experience in the topic of my project
• Notes: Interview people who specialize in NYC history/landmarks/photography small business owners of places & locations I am visiting / tour guides of NYC / talking to a NY muralist/artist or NY photographer 
• Resolution: Developed questions / interviews TBD 
  • What about NYC is special to you?
  • Why did you choose to start a small business in NYC/choose NYC as your subject?
  • How does your [business/art/tour] contribute to others’ experience of the city? 

• Action Item Area: Books
• Reason for Item: I need solid secondary sources to bolster the primary source of the location
• Notes: Secret New Yorker: An Unusual Guide, The 500 Hidden Secrets of New York, Photographing New York: Field Guide, Site: Atlas Obscura 
• Resolution: I ordered the books from Amazon 

In order to help frame my project and ground it in lived experience, I will be interviewing individuals who have a unique connection to certain NYC gems. I will also have appropriate reading materials to use to provide more concrete research for my project.