THE NEW MEMOIR
Top Hat, White Gloves, Big Apple
A Roosevelt Doorman’s Front-Row Seat to a Changing New York City
For more than 25 years, Bernard Montpeirous stood at the front door of the Roosevelt Hotel, welcoming millions of visitors and witnessing the moments that shaped New York. Behind every revolving door was a story.
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Hi, I'm Bernard Montpeirous
I'm a New Yorker through and through: a kid from Queens, the son of a yellow cab driver and the child of Haitian parents. I joined the Roosevelt Hotel's doorman team when it reopened in 1997 and returned during its 2023 arrival-center period. Some people know me as The Naked Doorman.
Are you ready for New York City?
Greeting a guest from London at the Roosevelt Hotel, as featured on the news.
Inside the book
The hidden world of a New York City doorman
The glamour, chaos and humanity of hotel life
9/11 and the pandemic, seen from the sidewalk
A legendary hotel's transformation into a migrant arrival center
"Sometimes the person holding the door sees more of the world than anyone passing through it."
In the press
Life Changers TV
Feature profile