Be prepared for a glamorous entrance in this building lobby, because one New York City doorman has been telling residents to strut their stuff and “Walk that s–t!”
Jonathan Vazquez, 34, has been making residents smile and helping to pass the time on his shift by turning his black entrance carpet into a red carpet affair.
“Walk that s–t,” he tells residents as they walk through the glass doors of 55 West 17th Street, a luxury condo building in Manhattan’s Flatiron district.
“When the black carpet down and I say, ‘Walk that s–t,’ y’all better walk in like this or ima send you home,” he captioned one of his videos, which has garnered between 6.8 million to nearly 50 million views.
“When I’m here it’s always a club feeling in the lobby,” Vazquez, who deems himself the “best” doorman, told Newsweek. “My role involves security, inventory, and occasionally therapy.”
One of his first videos to go viral featured nanny, Vanessa “Nessa” Antoine, coming into the condo building to work. As Vazquez opened the door for her, he instructed her to strut across the carpet.
With a serious face, the nanny put on her best runway walk before finishing off her run with a few quirky dance moves and a giant smile.
In another video, dancer Kayla Kowalski showed off her skills, twirling her coat off and finishing off her run with a high kick that Vazquez later mimics after letting out an impressed scream.
His high-energy videos have brought smiles to him and his residents while spreading joy across the internet.
“I can’t lie. I barely reacted when Nessa started dancing because it’s normal for us to do this. I just happened to set up the camera that day. I didn’t know how special the video was till I posted it online and it blew up,” the doorman, who has worked in the building for six years, told the outlet.
Vazquez said he always has “fun” in his lobby and that they “party” every Friday during his morning shift.
So many TikTokers were longing for a trip to the multi-million-dollar Flatiron building to dance it out with Vazquez.
“I just want to pull up one day to do this [with you],” a user named Jade said.
Another, named Kiki Dinero on the platform, said she was definitely “coming to do this.”
“I wanna go to NYC just to hang out with the doormen. seem like the best of the best that city has to offer,” another said.
Another praised his energy, writing: “This is why doormen deserve it all. They make your whole day,”
The Post has reached out to Vazquez for comment.