31st-33rd Streets, between 7th and 8th Avenues Compared to the East Side’s Grand Central Station, Penn Station is purely functional, with none of the grandiosity or artistry of Grand Central’s main lobby. We thought the scouting reports we’d heard regarding Penn Station’s restroom, accessed on the 8th Avenue side, were purely fictional. Could it really [...]
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55th Street and 2nd Avenue The Manhattan Arts and Antiques Center, much like it sounds, consists of numerous showrooms where vendors sell things to the wealthy, such as brass elephant statues, Ming Dynasty door mats, and perhaps even Chaucer’s thigh bracelets. It is a center in that many vendors rent small store spaces and sell [...]
50th Street and Park Avenue This world-famous old money hotel boasts that every U.S. President has stayed there since it opened its doors. These presidents probably found relief in their suites’ facilities exclusively, but it can be almost guaranteed that secret service men, junior speechwriters, and clandestine lovers have all used the publicly accessible restrooms [...]
51st Street and Lexington Avenue Perhaps mocking its blue-blooded neighbor, the Hotel W takes only the first letter of the Waldorf Astoria and uses it as its full name. As if that’s not bad enough, a publicist who no doubt watched too much Sex in the City had recently invited us to a party there [...]
42nd Street and Fifth Avenue behind the New York Public Library The Bryant Park restroom and its neighbor in the NY Public Library’s main building unfolds before us as a veritable David and Goliath story. The restroom, contained in a small house on the grounds of the park, is accessible by the street, so there [...]
1514 Broadway & 44th St Amidst the tourist insanity of Times Square (it was nice to feel like we were outside of New York for a few moments) sits Toys “R” Us, a nightclub for children. We of course knew what we were getting into so forgave the noise, obstacle course of kids, and epileptic [...]
1535 Broadway between 45th & 46th St The Marriott Marquis is the premier spot to kill time in Times Square between appointments. It’s 7th floor lobby is accessed by a quick ride up the external elevators, which is a treat for children and heart patients alike. Upon perusing the different lounges and dining areas on [...]
40th-42nd Streets between 8th and 9th Avenues If the Port Authority is a monument to anything, it is a monument to the bygone era of Times Square and particularly 8th Avenue, when pimps, hos, heroin, and hobos ruled the land. 8th Avenue still has its row of adult stores, but of course Starbucks and Europan [...]
42nd Street & Fifth Avenue It’s sometimes hard to find a little peace and quiet at this place, the irony of which is astounding. No doubt due to its (ill-founded) repute as the best place in the area for the toilet, we found it difficult even to take a photograph there owing to the high [...]
721-725 Fifth Avenue Expectations abounded as we entered this shrine to luxury, consumerism, and of course, Donald Trump himself. Would we find that the famous real estate mogul made sure that the restrooms were not just an afterthought, evidence that he believes they can enhance or detract from a building’s integrity, that even the toilets [...]
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