Pasquale Spensieri spends his days driving around Brooklyn looking for dull blades.
New York Works
Audio portraits of a vanishing city.
Cali Rivera, Cowbell Maker
Forty-five years ago, Cali Rivera started out with a dream to make the perfect cowbell.
Charlie Zimmerman, Watertower Builder
Charlie works for Rosenwach Tanks, building wooden water tanks.
Frank Schubert, Lighthouse Keeper
Frank Schubert is the last civilian lighthouse keeper in the United States.
Selma Koch, Bra Saleswoman
94-year old Selma Koch runs the Town Shop, one of New York’s last old-style bra fitting shops.
Walter Backerman, Seltzer Man
Once there were thousands of seltzer men in New York City. Today, Walter Backerman is one of the last.
