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The carbonated drought of Brooklyn is over as Ronny Beberman, one of the last seltzer deliveryman in the city, returned to his job today. A few weeks ago Mr. Beberman fell from his truck, which resulted in a few broken ribs, a gash in his head, and a traumatizing lack of seltzer for the borough. Last week he took to his truck again, in a full neck brace, riding shotgun while a temporary employee drove. “I’m getting congratulations all over" Mr. Beberman told the Times, "I don’t know if they’re happy that I’m back, or my seltzer.”

If Brooklyn's seemed a little less bubbly than usual lately, we may have tracked down the culprit—Ronny the Seltzer Man is down! Ronny Beberman, the last seltzer man driving a "real seltzer truck," has been out of commission since last Tuesday after falling from his truck, suffering a bloody head gash and breaking several bones. The Times quotes a legendary seltzer man who once said, "I can’t stop these dreams — I keep seeing all the people I missed on the route."

New York Works is a vibrant series of audio portraits of New York characters plying dying trades, like the knife sharpener who still makes house calls and one of the city’s last water tower builders. Though recorded in 2002, the show’s charming portraits of a vanishing New York are more timely than ever – and, in case you missed it, they can be now listened to online.