Storyship – Truly Underground Music
Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by Robert Voris in Arts & Culture
By Robert Voris
The band was playing on the L train platform in the station at 6th Avenue and 14th Street. They weren’t using any sort of amplification. They huddled together near one of the white-tiled staircases, allowing people to pass easily around them. A guitar case displaying homemade CDs sat open in front of the singer. People bought the CDs for a suggested donation of five dollars, or dropped in singles or loose change as they saw fit. The band did not directly solicit money. (more…)
New York Cemeteries Face Grave Shortages
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Robert Voris in Business & Economics, News Features
By Robert Voris
You are going to die. Of the more than 8 million people now alive in New York City, all will be dead, eventually. That’s a lot of bodies: 44 million feet of cadaver when laid end to end, assuming average height. And in New York City, where space is always at a premium, there’s not enough earth to grant them all eternal rest.
