UES Doorman Gives Man 'Ski Trip' to the Hospital

2009_06_doorMan.jpg An Upper East Side man is suing the owners of his building for $10 million after his doorman allegedly left him with severe injuries following "a seriously misguided effort to be social." 55-year-old Glenn Reit had just gotten back from a ski vacation when he crossed paths with doorman Fred Rosario, who excitedly told him to sit down and "close his eyes and pretend he was skiing," an always ominous request. Rosario's ski fantasy for Reit turned out to be less Bode Miller and more Sonny Bono when the doorman began laughing and yelled, "You've hit a tree!" and according to the suit, "planted a forceful karate chop on the back of the plaintiff's neck," that has left Reit "substantially disabled." Reit claims the chop cost him $7,000 in medical bills from "a herniated disc, vertigo, neck pain, blurry vision and a concussion." Rosario denies any karate chop and describes his interaction with Reit as being more like an Atomic Sit-Up, where the tree was simply played by a slap to Reit's forehead.

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I can't stop laughing at this.

Welcome to Bizarro Condo.

That doorman is one barrel of laughs. He should be on the Letterman show. Although his form of comedy, slap stick, is a bit out of date.

I guess his Christmas bonus total will be a little less this year.

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Rule #1: Never chop the necks of the folks who own apartments here.

Rule #1: Never chop the necks of the folks who own apartments here.

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