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Ward III

by: Leah Viens-Gordon category: Restaurants & Bars
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All of us have our favorite watering hole for winding down after a shift. It’s usually a place where you order a simple drink like a whiskey rocks or fizzy draft beer and the guy pouring the drinks is just about as excited to make it for you as he is when he’s cleaning up some poor NYU student’s puke just outside the bathroom door. Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes after a long night of giving other people the sweet treatment or that perfect dining experience, I really enjoy when someone else wants to give me exactly what I’m craving. Some nights that just might be an Irish whiskey with ice. Other nights it could be an effervescent gin drink made with strawberries and mint scented with fresh vanilla bean, and there is only one place I know I can get that until 4 A.M. (and food!) and that’s Ward III on Reade Street in Tribeca. Read More . . .

Profiles: Tom Flood, Papillon

by: team shiftdrink category: Profiles
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Finding a good bar and, even better, a great bartender is no easy task, but at Shiftdrink we are committed to exploring the city in search of “Nirvana,” leaving no bar untouched and hopefully along the way making new friends. This week we sat down with Tom Flood, his friends call him "Tommy", bartender at Papillon and a true veteran in the game, please be advised, come correct or dont come at all.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE BUSINESS?
I HAVE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR OVER 20 YRS. ST PATRICK’S DAY 2009 WAS MY 20TH ANNIVERSARY.

ARE YOU A PRODUCT OF BARTENDING SCHOOL OR EXPERINCE?
EXPERIENCE. I DON’T BELIEVE IN BARTENDING SCHOOLS.

BIGGEST PET PEEVE BEHIND THE BAR?
GUEST ASKING TO TASTE ALL WINES BY THE GLASS, NOT LIKING ANY OF THEM AND SWITCHING TO A COCKTAIL AND ASKING FOR YOUR SUGGESTION. Read More . . .

New Beginning

by: jack rocks category: The Waitstation
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It’s takes me about an hour to commute to work (three transfers), about the same amount of time I need to get my self centered before my shift. NYC is a fast-paced city and the commute can easily agitate and frustrate me especially if one of my connections is not on schedule, which happens more often than not. I also tend to be very stressed-out with a growing family that depends on me, a fairly new business venture that is barley hanging on, and every night, instead of enjoying the company of my loved ones, I get to spend the evening with loud techno/house music blaring serving foreigners from Brussels and Brazil who think 5-9% is an excellent tip.
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New York City Council Considers Paid Sick Leave Bill

by: team shiftdrink category: Featured
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The New York City Council has proposed a law that would provide paid sick days to all private sector workers.
According to the Department of Justice Office of Domestic Social Development, as of February 2009, 76% of low wage workers and 48% of full-time private sector workers are not paid for sick days.
Under the Earned Sick Leave Bill, New York employees would be paid for up to 9 sick days per year or 1 hour for each 30 hours worked. Workers who work for employers with 10 or fewer employees would earn up to 5 sick days per year.
The proposed New York City law is limited in that employees cannot earn the paid sick days until they have been employed for 90 days. Employees also have to provide the employer with notice of how much sick time is needed and the reason for the requested sick days.
Mayor Bloomberg is reported to support the bill.

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