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Staten Island Ferry Odyssey Begins
from Bring Back The Mob · #62
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
3 minTim and Ray recount taking the Staten Island Ferry after lunch, riffing on the reverse commute, the grim majesty of the ferry, and Tim's memories of poverty, unemployment, and community college.
- 3:23Tim and Ray took the Staten Island ferry and narrowly escaped with their lives.
- 3:46He got a job in Staten Island, which led to his first visit there.
- 4:34Tim decided to take the ferry with Ray, never having been on it before.
- 4:51When he first came to New York, Tim was on unemployment, then extended unemployment while attending Nassau Community College.
- 5:08The 99-week unemployment benefit required enrollment in full-time classes but Tim just dropped the courses he enrolled in.
- 5:40Tim has enough credits for an associate's degree but never got it because he finds the actual degree embarrassing.
Staten IslandHell's KitchenNassau Community CollegeNew York City