Leonora Desar

Milton, 25, has been working as a part-time doorman in a Greenwich Village rental building for the past 3 ½ years.  
It is his first job as a doorman. Here’s what he had to tell us about resident mood swings, off-the-books services and what makes someone a nightmare tenant.

How did you become a doorman?

A family friend introduced me to the super and the super liked me, so I got the job.

What kinds of qualities do you think are important to succeed as a doorman?

“I want to vanish,” I said to my friend Christine, who was crashing on my couch for the week.

This 50-year-old Tribeca doorman, who prefers to remain anonymous, has worked in the same luxury rental building for two and a half years.  

Here is what he has to say about what makes someone a good or bad resident, salacious sightings on a previous job, and what it’s like to work in a full-service (and non-smoking) luxury building.

How does working in Tribeca compare to Midtown where you were before?

Finding an apartment building that is both dog friendly and friendly to your dog is a perennial challenge for NYC apartment hunters with canines.

Then there's the world beyond your building's front doors, where you will presumably be logging a lot of time with your four-legged friend. Here’s the scoop on five great neighborhoods for pooches ...