New York Magazine - USA (2019-12-09)

84 newyork| december9–22, 2019

SYCELINABUDHU

211 MadisonAve., 14 years

the look book: a doorman union meeting

JOSEPHALVAREZ

410 E.57thSt., 23 years

GREGORY MAYFORD

205 W. 57th St., 23 years

GEORGEROGERS

47 3 WestEndAve., 24 years

RUDY GONZALEZ

1040 Park Ave., 24 years

JONATHANVIERA

55 CentralParkW., 12years

DUILIOBINI

2 WashingtonSquare Village, 49 years

JOSEPH FOURNIER

1365 York Ave., 23 years

JAMES SABATER

17 W. 54th St., 29 years

(^) What is
the strangest
thing that’s
happened at
work? One time
a young
gentleman went
to dump his
garbage in the
nude and his
door self-locked
behind him.
He came down
to the lobby
naked and said,
“I need the keys.
I’mlocked out.”
(^) What’s your
favorite part
of the job?
The kids.
They’re, as my
mother would
say, a delight.
Even if they’re
rotten to you.
Even if they
stick their
noses in the air.
(^) Are there many
doorwomen?
No. When I
started, only
about 100 out of
3,000 or so
citywide. I know
it’s a man’s
world—doormen,
you know—but
residents tell me
all the time how
happy they are to
come downstairs
and see a
woman’s face.