You don't say!
Was it a New York doorman who almost saved John Lennon’s life?
NYers sound more and more pathetic everyday
One less thing for our militarily challenged CinCh to worry about while he’s unwinding/burning some serious tax dollars in NYC. (”Do I have to salute this guy?!”)
It’s not about somebody merely opening a door for you, it’s about keeping the riff raff, burglars and salespeople people out of your building, accepting packages for you and stoppng unwanted people from knocking on your door. They get you a taxi too.
It’s NYC. It’s different.
You would think that the NYT would avoid using someone with elitist, nepotism roots (ie. son of the current publisher) to write a story that surely doesn't give anyone of middle-class stature anything to cry about. Honestly one of the mostly blindly self-serving articles, class-wise, that I have seen in recent years.
Try getting a package delivered without a doorman.
Doormen. Now THERE is a group that needs a union. (argh)
YeeeeHawwww!!!!!
It has been nearly two decades since New Yorkers faced their last doorman strike, but as the deadline for a new contract for building workers approached, the questions being posed throughout the city remained largely unchanged on Sunday.
Who will safeguard my apartment as I sleep?
The policeman. You pay your taxes. His motto once upon a time was "to protect and serve". He spends his days writing revenue tickets. Get him off that beat and he won't spend so much time in court defending his tickets.
Greet my children when they come home from school?
Mom. Mother. Mommy. She doesn't need to be out shopping. If NYC is too expensive to make it on one income, move someplace more affordable.
Accept deliveries?
The wife. The missus. Or perhaps the house husband.
Clean the hallways?
Janitor. Building and groundskeeper.
Sort the mail?
Mailman. You pay for mail service when you put a stamp on an envelope or package. You deserve the services you paid for, not 90% of the job for 100% of the cost.
Operate the elevator?
Push. Gee, that was hard.
And who, for goodness sake, will let the cleaning lady in?
Why is it I always hear liberals telling about how well they treated their black or hispanic housekeeper? I've lived for many decades and never grew up in a home with paid help.