Impressive Public Restrooms and a Successful Weekend
Posted by erin at September 15, 2003 02:11 PMIf you’re near Central Park South as you read this, you can find some very nice public restrooms at 56th street and 7th Avenue, near the N/R/Q/W subway stop in the hotel across 7th Ave from Carnegie Hall.
Walk into the hotel like you know where you’re going. Make a right-hand turn into the hallway which is immediately after the restaurant entrance. At the end of the hall is a T-intersection with elevators to your left and carpeted stairs to your right. Go up the stairs (one flight) and there you will find a long ritzy hallway with the Men’s restroom immediately on your left, and the Women’s restroom at the end of the hall.
That’s what I did on Saturday night at 8:30pm, when there wasn’t enough time to go all the way home, and no Barnes and Noble, or McDonalds, or bars in the immediate area. If you’re in the park, there are OK public restrooms under the Bow Bridge.
On Saturday I dropped by the Call of Cthulhu game in Jersey, mostly so N. could drop off some books. The game was a success, with no one dying at all, and the two tough guys going crazy and/or being ineffectual while a book collector and a pulp writer saved the day. The otherwise quiet pulp writer struck the final blow against a demonic beast, throwing a fire poker and yelling, “Your rent is overdue!”
Then I went to Jeremiah’s housewarming party. I’m assuming no one reading this knows who he is, but it doesn’t matter. The party, despite actually having a keg, was quite fun and I got to see a lot of NYU film people.
On Friday night I watched The Animation Show at the Quad. I highly recommend it, as it has a lot of Don Hertzfeldt work in it, and he is one of my favorite American animators. There are no bad shorts in the program – everything in it is wonderful. I think it’s only in town for a limited time.
On Sunday I finally met with the Employeress. I might actually get to do work for her this week. Her apartment – I cannot emphasize this enough – is ridiculously stunning. It is huge, and has a spectacular view of the Hudson and the Jersey City skyline. I can see my old office building from there.
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September 16, 2003 12:34 PM, ET said:
Hotels are a great way to get a clean public restroom. Just try to act like you belong there and no one will hassle you. I suspect the ritzier ones might be higher risk, but it's not like the employees know every guest by face. I've even been in the W in Union Square. Cleaner than the children-bedeviled B&N. Just go up the stairs with the cute little plots of grass on them.
September 16, 2003 02:51 PM, anthony said:
A site you may find useful:
http://www.thebathroomdiaries.com/usa/new+york/index.html
They're also available as a "channel" on whatever on Vindigo, if you have that service.
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