Video of the Day: Second Ave. songs

This one’s been making the rounds this week. It’s a video of Gary Russo, a member of Local 40 and current Second Ave. Subway ironworker, who serenades Upper East Siders during his crew’s lunch break. With all of the noise surrounding the construction site, Russo just wants to give back something to the neighborhood, he told The Post. “We’re trying to give back a little bit, you know know? Lunchtime,” the singer said to Gothamist.

Russo, a Queens native, has garnered some praise from his fellow workers and disgruntled Second Ave. neighbors alike for his 30-minute lunchtime performances. “I got this one lady who hates the construction,” Paul Rodriguez, a fellow sandhog, said. “She’s always looking for something to complain about. One day she was walking across the street and she saw Gary singing.”
The woman was star-struck. It was the first time I saw her smile.”