New-York – Over a period of 15 years, Jamal Brown, a Brooklyn garbage truck driver, has amassed a sweet little fortune from the junk he’s been sweeping off the streets all along.
Jamal “Smiles” Brown, as his co-workers know him, is not even 40, but he’s already ready to take off for retirement. The young man has constantly been collecting stuff other’s threw away, a hobby that started to become a second job, 15 years ago. “I started for fun, but it soon became clear that I was making more money with this than what the city was paying me” he explains.
The 37 year old city employee says he’s always had a thing for finding value in what others wouldn’t even want to touch. “When I was six, I found a golden ring in a pile of dog crap. I could’ve walked away that day, but I dug into the dog shit and got the ring with my bare hands. I smelled bad for a week thereafter, but that ring changed my life from thereon” admits Jamal, a glint of nostalgia in his eye.
Now Jamal is taking his life to the next level and starting his own business. “I’ve always dreamed of owning my own bowling alley, so that’s where I invested my money” he explains with a large smile. “I just always loved wearing bowling shoes, I just can’t explain it” he adds, laughingly.
Jamal’s Bowling Alley on 61 Driggs Ave, (at North 11th St) is scheduled to open this fall.
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