Expediter - only in New York

Only in New York, but talk about a career shift.

Unfortunately, this is only the abstract - you have to subscribe to TNY to get the full article.

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1988/02/29/1988_02_29_022_TNY_CARDS_000348892?printable=true

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THE TALK OF THE TOWN
EXPEDITER
by Mark Singer
FEBRUARY 29, 1988
Mark Singer, The Talk of the Town, “Expediter,” The New Yorker, February 29, 1988, p. 22

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ABSTRACT: Talk story about Nat Silberman, 49, an expediter at the Dept. of Buildings on lower Hudson Street. It is a fact of life that if you need something done there you get an expediter to do it. The other morning the writer saw Nat waiting to talk to an inspector named Bob Freligh. He told the writer about some of his interesting situations as for example getting a certificate of occupancy for a hospital building which is not yet finished. The garage underneath is finished & the doctors want to park their cars there. Nat was ordained a rabbi 27 years ago and he's also a lapsed architect. Tells about some of the other situations he is dealing with & how he operates.