Stories in the 'Work' category
“Her eyes sparkled to me. One day they were blue; the next day they were green.”
Richard Pecorella remembers his fiancee, Karen Juday, who was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Recorded in New York, NY
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“Opening day, 1956. It was the Yankees versus the Senators...”
Charlie Brotman tells his friend Tom Wiener about his first day as a baseball announcer.
Recorded in Washington, D.C.
“People ask me, 'How come he's not an American and he invent a hot dog vending machine?'”
Ukrainian immigrants Slava Leykin and her husband, Leon, talk about their business.
Recorded in Washington, D.C.
“My genius is group dynamics.”
New York City tour guide Jane Marx to her colleague Joseph Svehlak.
Recorded in New York, NY
“One day some guy showed up to him and said, 'We're going to make some movie. Can you write a script?'”
Chin-Ju Li tells his daughter, Julia, about his father, the filmmaker Pingqian Li.
Recorded in New York, NY
“If you asked a kid, 'Would you rather be president or world boxing champion,' they'd all say world boxing champion.”
Petros and Nikos Spanakos, twin brothers and professional boxers, remember growing up in Brooklyn.
Recorded in New York, NY
“I spend more time with Clarice than I do with my own family.”
Veteran Grand Central Terminal ticket clerk Mike DeMeo to his colleague Clarice Brewer.
Recorded in New York, NY
“Then I said, 'Don't you have brothers and sisters and your father?' He says, 'I have no father; I have no mother. So, I have to do this.'”
Beula Gabriel, who founded a school for underprivileged children in India, tells her daughter, Bix, about one of her students.
Recorded in New York, NY
“Everybody's got something in their life they're good at. This is what I do good. I eat.”
Competitive eater Don "Moses" Lerman remembers winning his first contest.
Recorded in New York, NY
“So I ran back to the bus, and I said, 'Sweetie, your restaurant is right here.'”
New York City bus operator Ronald Ruiz remembers one of his passengers on the City Island line in the Bronx.
Recorded in New York, NY
