The identity of the man seen jumping from awnings to awnings on the 23rd floor in a New York City skyscraper is still a mystery.
For Joseph Smizaski, a 60-year-old supervisor for a company that fixes water leaks, it’s all in a day’s work.
“I do it every day,” Smizaski tells Inside Edition. Smizaski said he was checking on his workers’ work when he was captured in the viral video.
“I climb up ladders, I go out people’s windows. I gotta look for problems, so I can tell my men how to fix it,”Smizaski said.
Smizaski says he didn’t think he was at risk as he leaped across the ledges of the gothic apartment building in lower Manhattan. Because he loves to be sharp when he enters the homes of the famous and wealthy, he was wearing a shirt with ties.
Nicole, his daughter, is amused at all the attention her father has received.
“I think it’s hilarious. They’re calling him the dapper daredevil,” Nicole said. “My dad doesn’t work the average 9 to 5.”
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