April 22nd, 2010
Upper East Siders may soon have to open their own doors, hail their own cabs and accept their own deliveries.
The horror! 
Currently, there are 30,000 unionized doormen, superintendents, handymen, concierges and porters threatening to walk off the job if they don’t get to keep their current benefits plus an increase in pay on a new, four-year contract. The building owners are arguing that tough economic times are forcing the reality of cuts – something the workers are not about to accept without a fight.
The threat of a strike has prompted The New York Times to run a hilarious blog post entitled “In Event of a Strike, How to Open the Doors.”
“While it may seem intimidating to the uninitiated, opening a door is actually a simple act,” it said. “It can be accomplished safely with advance planning and practice.”
Read more about the New York doormen strike.
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December 14th, 2009
You’re a thinker…a foodie with an insatiable appetite for knowledge as well as great cuisine. The Upper East Side is full of history and even more stocked with some of the best restaurants in the City. If you wonder about the history of some of New York’s oldest and most distinct restaurants, submit a question to former New York Times Dining section writer William Grimes. From 1999 to 2003, Grimes was the Times’s restaurant critic and he is also the author of the recently released “Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York.”
William Grimes will answer your culinary questions starting Wednesday, so get your questions ready.
Submit a New York restaurant history question to William Grimes
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