Why does a giant roach? 845 WEA

Oops, title should have been "Why a giant roach?"

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2007/01/15/070115ta_talk_paumgarten

Apparently it is escalation by the unions who think that people are getting immune to the giant rat routine.

I don't approve. I think it is more disgusting than a giant rat and I think it is unpleasant to the kids (similar arguments made in the article).

I think it's great: a creative, humorous way to draw attention to the cause.

845 West End is a condominium. Many condominiums get around hiring unionized doormen by claiming that the have security guards, no doormen. This is a sleazy end run. Notice that in the sales listings for the apartments "doorman" is listed as an amenity. It doesn't take a genius to tell the difference between a security guard and a doorman. If the union wants to embarrass the management and the tenant-owners for their sleazy refusal to hire union workers, more power to them.

Or Maybe it has to do with the conversion from rent stabilized to condos

Nothing can get converted from RS to condos. The RS tenants can stay until their deaths (and those of any descendant or grandchild that manages to get on the lease).

They do however have the option to buy their own apartment.

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"I think it's great: a creative, humorous way to draw attention to the cause.

845 West End is a condominium. Many condominiums get around hiring unionized doormen by claiming that the have security guards, no doormen. This is a sleazy end run. Notice that in the sales listings for the apartments "doorman" is listed as an amenity. It doesn't take a genius to tell the difference between a security guard and a doorman. If the union wants to embarrass the management and the tenant-owners for their sleazy refusal to hire union workers, more power to them."

Look, aboutready is back.

Oh good.