Posts Tagged ‘Building Workers’

Always Going the Extra Mile

Written by admin on October 20, 2010. Posted in Special Sections

‘Sweetheart’ doorman grieves with residents when they lose a loved one By Isha Dandavate Residents know that James Komar loves his job, because every day for the past 10 years this doorman has come to work with a smile. Komar arrives at The Georgian, 3701 Henry Hudson Parkway, at 4 p.m. and stays until midnight—he
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Honoring the City’s Best Building Workers

Written by admin on October 20, 2010. Posted in Special Sections

Building workers are the life-blood of our great city. They toil, many times unrecognized, behind the scenes to make sure that our workplaces are clean, that our housing is livable and that everything from our artistic institutions to civic institutions run smoothly. Their presence is literally everywhere
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Workers Who Make a Difference

Written by admin on October 23, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Special Sections

Good building workers do not usually get the credit they deserve. That’s why for the third year in a row, 32BJ SEIU, the property service workers union, and Manhattan Media present the Building Service Workers of the Year Awards. This special issue, along with the Oct. 22 awards ceremony, honors those workers who keep the
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Building Turn-Around

Written by admin on October 23, 2009. Posted in Special Sections

Julio Sirui started working at 6485 Broadway in the Bronx only two years ago, but already residents cannot imagine their home without him. “After four years of living in the building, I finally feel at home,” said resident Donna Clarke, who added that Sirui, “completely turned around the building.” In addition to the building’s improved
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Pride in His Building

Written by admin on October 23, 2009. Posted in Special Sections

Growing up, Emanuel Watson watched how hard his father worked to provide for Watson and his five siblings, and that taught him the value of honest labor at a very young age. “I watched him go to work every day, all the way to Jersey from Brooklyn,” Watson said of his father. “He would leave
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Neighborhood Nurturer

Written by admin on October 23, 2009. Posted in Special Sections

After almost 19 years as a doorwoman for the Courtney House apartment building, Sharon French says her daily commute no longer feels like going to work, but rather like “going to see family.” One of the best aspects of her job, she says, is watching the residents grow from children to adults who get married
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The Green Machine

Written by admin on October 23, 2009. Posted in Special Sections

Bill Aristovulos knows exactly how he got his passion for conservation. “There’s comedians who say, ‘You sound like your parents,’” he said. “Well, I certainly do.” Aristovulos is a superintendent at an apartment building on Greenwich Avenue in the Village, where he’s worked since 1991. The self-described tree hugger says that he learned his first
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PATH Train Heroics

Written by admin on October 23, 2009. Posted in Special Sections

Terrence Kelsor knows exactly how long it takes to save a life. Ten seconds. That’s how long it took Kelsor to drop to the ground, grab a 250-pound man who had fallen onto the subway tracks at the Christopher Street PATH station and bring him safely back to the ledge. “I counted 10 seconds in
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Rock of Gibraltar

Written by admin on October 23, 2009. Posted in Special Sections

Plinio Torres grew up in Puerto Rico, where his first job was cutting sugar cane. In 1964, at age 18, he left farm life and moved to New York City, following in the footsteps of his sister and brother. He arrived in May, not a bad month in New York. “I love it,” he said,
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NYU’s Community Builder

Written by admin on October 23, 2009. Posted in Special Sections

At three cultural institutions at New York University, where writers and intellectuals gather, inspiration comes in the form of a 26-year-old custodian. On paper, Daniel Fernandez’s job is simple to the point of mundane: he cleans and moves furniture for events under the auspices of Collins Building Services, Inc. Specifically, he helps maintain the Lillian
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