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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 1.6 million likes and nearly 6.8 million views.

“We’re always having a good time in the lobby,” Vazquez told The Post Tuesday. “I consider brightening people’s day as part of the job. I just take things a step further.”

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.


  Jonathan Vazquez, 34, has been making residents smile and helping him pass the time of his shift by turning his black entrance carpet into a red carpet affair. TikTok/@craze2k4 Jonathan Vazquez, 34, has been making residents smile and helping him pass the time of his shift by turning his black entrance carpet into a red carpet affair. TikTok/@craze2k4

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 knew it was a great video because she [Antoine] delivered!!! So I uploaded it to my TikTok. I just didn’t know it was going to go crazy viral,” he told The Post. “After the first walk with the nanny (Nessa) 10 days ago, it became a thing.

“My tenants are still getting text messages from their friends asking if this is their doorman or the lobby looks familiar,” he continued. “They love it!”

One of his first videos to go viral featured nanny, Vanessa “Nessa” Antoine. TikTok/@craze2k4
“When I’m here it’s always a club feeling in the lobby,” Vazquez said. TikTok/@craze2k4

Vazquez said he always has “fun” in his lobby and that they “party” every Friday during his morning shift. One resident even gave him a coffee mug that reads “World’s Best Doorman.”

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,” 

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