Jack Kerouac wandering along East 7th Street after visiting Burroughs at our pad, passing statue of Congressman Samuel “Sunset” Cox, “The Letter Carrier’s Friend” in Tompkins Square toward corner of Avenue A, Lower East Side. He’s making a Dostoevsky mad-face or Russian basso be-bop Om, then involved with The Subterraneans, just walking around the neighborhood, pencils and notebook in the wool shirt-pocket, Manhattan Fall 1953. (photo: Allen Ginsberg. courtesy National Gallery of Art / Allen Ginsberg Estate) • Incidentally, Samuel Cox was known as the "letter carriers' friend" because of his support for paid benefits and a 40-hour work week for U.S. Post Office employees. In gratitude, postal workers raised money in 1891 for that statue in the background. • #jackkerouac #kerouac #allenginsberg #eastvillage #samuelcox #newyorkcity #postalunion #subterraneans #ontheroad #beatgeneration (at Tompkins Square Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_crxeuFeNm/?igshid=1u75102u0etic