© Frank H. Jump
Storefronts
Civil Service Book Shop – 89 Worth Street – NYC
© Frank H. Jump
The Civil Service Bookshop at 89 Worth Street in Lower Manhattan has an old yellow sign that says “Civil Service Test Books” and “Latest Paperbacks.” So what’s the deal, I needled the owner, Roslyn Rosenfeld, you need the test books to get the job, and then the paperbacks to read, on the job? “Don’t be a wise guy, I’ve had a hard day,” Ms. Rosenfeld snapped on Wednesday. “I’m really not in the mood.” – COREY KILGANNON – NY TIMES – She Sells the Books on the Civil Service – February 5, 2009,
