Autumn Marathon

Postcard from the Edge (2)

Our friend has written again with more information about his new situation:

“The company is located in an industrial area in northeastern Brooklyn near the border with Queens.  It is far not only from Manhattan, but also from the hip and stylish quarters of Brooklyn.  There are only a couple subway lines in this part of the city and while trains that go to Wall Street and midtown are unusually empty at times due to the economy, that is not the case on the “G” and “L” trains.  Since there are only a couple of trains and because many of the workers in this area live in Brooklyn, Queens or Long Island, many people drive to work instead of using public transport.  Throughout the day, the streets are crowded with both commuters and heavy commercial traffic.  Within a couple blocks of our light manufacturing plant, there are a couple of cement mixing factories.  There are both dust and fumes: the air quality is noticeably worse than in other parts of the city.”