A personal collection of six short pieces in and about New York City.
- You won’t drown in the subway, thanks to “The Water Guys,” by Randy Kennedy. 5:42
- “The Automat: How did they do it?” by Lorraine B. Diehl and Marianne Hardart. 2:19
- Penn Station, by Thomas Wolfe. 1:24
- The tragedy of the General Slocum, from Ric Burns’ “New York.” 2:19
- The demise of Tony Bananas, by Jimmy Breslin. 3:39
- America needs New York, by Kenneth T. Jackson. 1:19
Photo by Harvey Garneau