The Sunday Read: 'The Lonely Death of George Bell'
7 March 2021 - 1 hour 3 minsThousands die in New York every year. Some of them alone. The city might weep when the celebrated die, or the innocent are slain, but for those who pass in an unwatched struggle, there is no one to mourn for them and their names, simply added to a death table.
In 2014, George Bell, 72, was among those names. He died alone in his apartment in north central Queens.
On today’s Sunday Read, what happens when someone dies, and no one is there to arrange their funeral? And who exactly was George Bell?
This story was written by N.R. Kleinfield and recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
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