Photograph by Spencer Wells.
Astoria residents gather to watch the sunset before the screening of The Human Family Tree in Astoria Park.A large crowd of Queens, New York residents gathered in Astoria Park Monday night - picnics in hand - to catch a glimpse of their neighborhood on the big screen at the world premiere screening of the new National Geographic film about the Genographic Project,
The Human Family Tree. Overlooking a beautiful sunset on the New York City skyline, the community came together to find out how the Genographic Project team had traced the genetic lineages of all humanity on a single day on a single street in their neighborhood. A world story made possible using the
DNA of Astoria's residents.
Councilman and Genographic Participant Peter Vallone welcomed the residents to their event: "Our ancestors traveled the world, overcame all sorts of hardships and now here we all are, watching this film in Astoria Park. I was part of this project like many of you were, got my
DNA swabbed and was here originally when they gave us the results and now I am here tonight at our extended family reunion."
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