Tag: profile of a doorman

There was “a belief that a vigorous young woman is somehow physically incapable of doing a job frequently performed by elderly men."

Editor’s note: Tessa Abrahams profiles the Upper West Side’s doormen for the West Side Rag. This is the seventh in her series.

​Upon my arrival to 320 Riverside Drive, I was informed that Valerio’s shift was about to end and that he would soon be headed home. Immediately, I began to worry

When I first arrived at Al’s post, he seemed to be quite a tough shell to crack. I noticed that he kept trying to redirect my attention from him towards anyone

Gavin moved to NYC when he was 5 1/2 years old from Guyuana, a tiny country sandwiched in-between Venezuela, Brazil, and Suriname on the western coast

Editor’s note: Tessa Abrahams profiles the Upper West Side’s doormen for the West Side Rag. This is the second in her series.

Editor's note: Tessa Abrahams will profile the Upper West Side's doormen for the West Side Rag. This is the first in her series.