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| Title: | Part of the Locker Room at the Bronx 2 Garage (1) |
| Authors: | Starace, Alex |
| Keywords: | Bronx, The
Building/Facility-Locker Room
On the Job, Work
On the Job, social |
| Issue Date: | 27-Nov-2007 |
| Abstract: | This is one section of the locker room at the Bronx 2 Garage. |
| Description: | According to John Manley, Night Supervisor at the Bronx 2 Garage, locker
rooms are a highly social space. Sanitation workers create their own
environment in which to relax during breaks. The locker room is arranged
so that the lockers form walls and rooms. Some of these rooms have
couches and televisions, some have pool tables, and some have lounge
chairs. The sections are generally organized by ethnicity (for example,
Italian, Puerto Rican, Irish, and so forth), though there seems to be
generalized camaraderie amongst all workers. The arrangement is also
quite practical: during heavy snowstorms, or other times when employees
work mandatory overtime for several consecutive days, many employees
spend their off hours sleeping on the couches in the locker room rather
than make the trek home and back. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/23911 |
| Appears in Collections: | NYU-New York Department of Sanitation Museum Project
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