Ralph Body was once a beloved figure at the front desk of the building 27 on 27th in Queens . The concierge says he was fired last week and now believes it was because he was too willing to help affluent tenants -- even after his shifts . "He would give them free food or drinks if they paid him extra for helping out their friends, " said the concierge, who asked not to be identified by name because she feared retribution from
Ralph Body was once a beloved figure at the front desk of the building 27 on 27th in Queens . The concierge says he was fired last week and now believes it was because he was too willing to help affluent tenants -- even after his shifts . Some tenants are gathering signatures to get 41-year-old Body reinstated as the building 's ever-effervescent doorman .