The New York Public Library is
opening two ‘wichcraft sandwich stands inside the building starting on March 1
and today at work (I’m a reporter now) I decided to cover this story. Since you read my piece from a few months ago, you know I am concerned about the rising level of
commercialism in and around books. Sadly, I must be objective
in my reporting for WFUV radio, so I wasn’t able to go off on a humorous rant
about how I don’t think the NYPL needs a tourist-attracting food stand inside
their building. But here, on my blog, I can do just that, so here we go: There
are tons of places to eat right across the street! This shouldn’t come as too
much of a surprise, of course people don’t want to have to go outside (in the
sun!) to get food. How ridiculous! Anywhere you are in America, it should be a given that
there will be some sort of food within minimal walking distance that also
protects you from the harmful rays of Vitamin D. With all these ideas swimming
in my head, I went downtown to find someone with similar ideas who I could
record and put on the radio. I wanted the public’s opinion, but I wanted the
public’s opinion to match mine.
