34th Street and 7th Avenue Those of you who are familiar with the relatively new mythology of “McDonaldland” will recognize the large oafish being we know as Grimace. Grimace is purple (he is, despite rumors to the contrary, a plum. Listen to POTG Radio). The floor tiling in this bathroom is purple. Coincidence? Perhaps not, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Midtown’
1 East 57th Street Okay, first things first- the pattern on the bags is ugly, and all that owning one proves is that you have something to prove. We don’t know who’s worse- the idiot willing to spend $585 on a wallet or the idiot willing to buy a cheap imitation on Canal Street just [...]
35th Street & 5th Avenue Time makes fools of us all. With so many bathrooms reviewed, it is inevitable that one of our readers finds their way to a reviewed facility only to realize it has been completely renovated (or perhaps desecrated). Have our ratings struck fear in the hearts of the store or building [...]
East 55th Street at Fifth Avenue The Catholic saint, John Francis Regis, established several hostels for prostitutes, and apparently set these ladies up as lacemakers so that they could gain a steady income. Thus, he is the patron saint of lacemakers. We’re not going to say we couldn’t make that up, because we could. Rather, [...]
What, what could possibly possess the Manhattan Transit Authority to put a public restroom in the middle of the Times Square subway station? Perhaps because the labyrinthine station, which reputedly used to house its very own minotaur (pre-Giuliani), is, well, tremendous. So the MTA gets points for trying to help pedestrians, but the poor guy [...]
This building, a stunning achievement of early twentieth century architecture, is one of the few places that could rightfully be called the heart of New York. If that is true, then it was in need of a bypass a couple of years ago, and fortunately, it got one. From this location thousands of New Yorkers [...]
57th Street and 2nd Avenue We know, we know, it’s no Boston Market…and that’s still not saying a lot. Sometimes, like a wealthy society girl dating the dread-locked pot dealer “musician” who lives down the hall during her second semester at college, you have to slum it. It renews your appreciation of the Caravaggio sketches [...]
50th Street and 5th Avenue Moving ever onward, we arrived at the world famous Saks 5th Avenue. Finding the restroom required an elevator ride, always a good sign in such an environ; it precludes the Old Navy riff-raff from thinking they can quickly pop in and relieve themselves (usually on the floors) without getting glared [...]
50th Street between 5th and 6th Yes, for you out-of-towners, Rockefeller Center is high on the NYC to-do list. It’s where the big tree resides in its Yuletide splendor, where ice skaters find wintry recreation, and where NBC’s office building and studios at 30 Rockefeller Center, with the renowned Rainbow Room Restaurant located all the [...]
56th Street and 6th Avenue The truly benevolent ruler always points out the merits of his aides before executing them. Thus, we must note that Starbucks is great about letting one use the bathroom even if not a paying customer, as the employees are usually, to their credit, lax about this. Maybe they aren’t allowed [...]
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