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Elevator Days
by Joseph Scalia 02/10/2012Neighborhood: Financial District, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Although the job had its ups and downs, it was the jerks in the middle that gave Joseph Scalia the most trouble.
I Can’t Go!
by Thomas R. Pryor 08/16/2011Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
Thomas Pryor, pee shy at a urine test.
The Singing of God Bless America By A Woman Condemned To Death
by JP Olsen 02/14/2011Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
JP Olsen tells of Stan Novick's life in the junkie culture of New York during the forties and fifties and his encounter in The Tombs with an historical figure.
The Lucky One
by Emily Azur 08/16/2010Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan, Manhattan
Emily Azur's lost her job in the wake of economic recession and while others struggle to meet life's demands, she reconciles herself.
Political Joyride
by Sam Roseme 07/31/2010Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
With lights and sirens blazing Sam Roseme takes a ride with Mark Green's gay driver.
The Magic Life of the City
by Sherri Rosen 03/25/2010Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
As Sherri Rosen does as simple task as pull tulips in the gardens of City Hall Park, she discovers the magic of the city.
Imperfect Strangers
by Amanda Green 09/07/2009Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
Amanda Green eavesdrops on an act of kindness between two strangers, a man and a woman.
Theft of Service
by Sam Axelrod 05/02/2009Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
Reformed Thief of Service, Sam Axelrod, tells the story of his arrest and subsequent imprisonment for sneaking into the subway.
My First (And Only) Paid Appearance as a Violin Soloist
by Philip Wesler 08/25/2008Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
60 years ago, Wesler’s only paid appearance as a soloist was in a New York City subway booth.
Redemption Birthday
by Michele Carlo 03/31/2008Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
Her father was the Ralph Kramden of St. Peters Avenue.
Coffee, and This and That
by Beth Schwartzapfel 02/03/2008Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
Galo Cardenas is a legally blind man who runs the snack shop at the New York Supreme Court building in lower Manhattan.
A Subway Grope
by I. Delaney 01/13/2008Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
The thing about gropes is they’re usually not small moments of compassion.