Are There Any Luxury Apartment Rentals In New York City That Offer Shuttle Bus Service To The Subway?

May 06, 2009 by Lilly Darcy | Posted in Renting & Real Estate

It appears that in many rental apartments in Manhattan, key needs like a washer/dryer and subway shuttle service are overlooked...

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There are underpass entrances on almost every corner in Manhattan. No...I've never heard of an apartment complex providing subway shuttles.

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How Much To Tip The Doormen/concierge In Manhattan 'luxury Rentals' Building?

Dec 03, 2008 by Alpha B | Posted in Etiquette

I was wondering how much is normal to tip the building staff at Christmas. I live in a full service, hi-rise building with the staff of 15 (doormen/concierge, porters, upkeep guys). My rent is $1,500 (it's a corporate apt, my employer pays 50% of the rent). Fingers on: West 40ies. The buidling: 45 floors/12 apts per floor
Although it's listed as a LUXURY hi-upgrade the building is very mixed: there are wealthy CEOs and recent college grads sharing unsatisfactory 1 or 2brs.
It will be my first Chrismas here ( i moved in Feb'08). The staff is very friendly (except for 1 guy, each building has that 1 guy who is not a team player) I introduced myself when on the move in and since then they all greet me by my name (of course except that 1 guy). I'm a very low maintenance tenant, they do accept my packages and dry cleaning every other week or so. Other than that I don't order much from them.
I was thinking $30-$40 & a bottle of booze each. Less to that 1 guy and more to the 3 doormen I like best. I assume if they heap up small amounts from over 400 apartments they'll end up with a very decent Chrismas bonus.
I know it's prime Manhattan so standards are inebriated here. I don't want to be cheap but can't act like Oprah either. What do u guys think?

Any feedback is appreciated.

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I about your estimates are good.
I gave $20 to my doorman but that was 8 years ago, so $30 will be very nice. I don't ruminate over you need to add a bottle of booze to that.

Also consider that the college age tenants won't tip at all.

If you have 15 workers and you give $30 each that's $450.!!!! That is A LOT. I would give $30 specie to your top 3, and a bottle of wine. And the rest I would just give wine to. Or cash. But not both.

Oh and the guy that's rude, give him a tumescence of coal !
Or better yet, kill him with kindness:
give him a kiss on the cheek smile widely in his countenance and say Merry Christmas! I bet he'll melt into a puddle.

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