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That’s the message an irate hotel honcho sent the president last week -- along with a bill for $5,000 -- after Obama’s midtown visit on Wednesday closed West 40th Street for more than four hours and left his servers without tips for the night.
“To me, that was ridiculous,” said Bryant Park Hotel executive Phil Columbo, who said the shutdown prevented patrons from getting to the hotel’s normally busy bar and restaurant.
“Our staff is mostly young -- actors. They can’t afford to take a hit like that.”
Monday, September 26, 2011
Dear President Obama: Fork out!
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“Our staff is mostly young -- actors. They can’t afford to take a hit like that.”
ReplyDeleteMaybe they'll remember that in November 2012....
Nahhh, they're actors, all they'll remember is how close they were to 'Him'.
Really. It's New York don'cha know!?:)
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