
“For
 years, Boris Tuberman and David Shapiro — the 2 owners of the Russian 
and Turkish Baths in New York City’s East Village — have split their 
business down the middle, running it on alternate weeks. Although they 
have separate corporations, they share expenses and the costs of 
repairs. On “David weeks,” as they’re called, there is a new crowd. “The
 hipsters come in with their Groupons, sporting their tattoos and their 
man buns,” said Rich Trince, 50, a longtime regular. On “Boris weeks,” 
the regulars are still “vaguely Slavic, vaguely paunchy,” said Charles 
Kramer, a 62-year-old lawyer — and another regular.“
  from the NYT Instagram page
(photograph by Nicole Craine)
   
    
    
    
        Published on January 29, 2016 18:00