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70Park NY, NY Back on Track
After my unsatisfying stay at Eventi, I decided it was back to 70Park on my most recent trip to NY. 70Park has a checkered past with me…sometimes just fine and other times not so much. My trip up this...
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70Park in NY up to Par
Must be the location. As described in the previous entry, Cupertino has no flair. Regardless of Apple’s great design capabilities, NY is just a way cooler place to visit. When business drags me up to...
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Back in NY City at 70Park
Well, at least this time my trip to NY was not a complete bust like last time! My meeting at JPMC actually happened, and a talk at Columbia should round things out nicely this morning. This iteration I...
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Irony and the Eventi Hotel in NY
Admittedly, my first stay at the Eventi happened before the hotel had been debugged. It was just too new and not comfortable in its own skin. My stay that time was not up to par, and neither was the...
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New York City
My company has an apartment in NYC. Apparently it is a very advanced apartment, as evidenced by the apartment number: That’s Dr. Apartment to you. The view from the 36th-ish floor is pretty good. View...
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70 Park (NY, NY) Ideal Breakfast Spot
Turns out that 70 Park has a room with a view. After my zillionth trip to NY and umpity-umpteenth visit to 70 Park I was rewarded with an upgrade to room 1705. It’s darn similar to 915 and 1015 except...
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Panic at 70Park NY
Ever lost your briefcase? Ever left it in a bar in NY city? Did you realize that five hours later when you went to check in to your hotel? Not fun. After a productive day of business meetings we opted...
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That’s Dr. Apartment to You (New York City)
We’ve been here before, but it was a while ago—Penthouse Apartment D (or PHD). It’s nice to have a corporation sometimes! We’re in the city to see Kandinsky at the Guggenheim and Who’s Afraid of...
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70 Park Beats Marriott to Death in NYC
After our pathetic week trapped at the Sawgrass Marriott a quick trip to NY was just the antidote we needed. Ah Kimpton. Get this, the staff is well trained and helpful! They seem to like their jobs in...
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Heuristics for Finding a Superior Hotel: Glass Showers and Superior Mixology
Some of us travel way too much. When our friends ask us where they should stay in a particular city on planet Earth we actually have an answer. This blog exists for my friends (though since the early...
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Bittersweet in NY
Dropping off the first born for college at NYU. It’s gonna be a strange week next week adjusting to life without him underfoot! Nobody will be up at 4am or asleep at 3pm (unless it’s near the...
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Not So Special in the Big City Huh? 70Park, NY
Maybe the awful United express flight up here in a creaky old expressjet CRJ200 was foreshadowing of some sort? In any case, there is nothing quite like New York City to disavow you of your ego! Even...
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Eventi, NY, NY
A very quick trip up to NY was once again hijacked by barman bob at Lantern’s Keep. Holy cow, bob is trying to kill me (and all of my friends)! Because of bob, the amenity left by the crack staff at...
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NY Happens Awfully Early (The Apartment)
6am came awfully early this morning. I made it through Logan in a daze. Uber’ed up a car and slept on the way in to the apartment. Empire state building (the neighbors) Looking down from the roof....
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Our Spies Report Back from Eventi in NY, NY
By now loyal readers know that noplasticshowers has packed up the tent and is not flying anywhere in December, but the blog can live on through careful spycraft. That is, by sending proxies into the...
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Eventi in NY Bails me Out (kinda)
It was one of those days. Plenty of time to get to the airport, no real rush. But somehow my belt did not get the memo and I arrived in NY beltless—for a big meeting with lots of senior banking execs...
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Acela to NY: Train travel dogs the airlines
Airline travel has become so much like bus service (and bad bus service at that) that taking the train makes sense even when that involves driving an hour in to the station. Acela DC -> NY takes...
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Pretending to Ignore the Plastic Showers: The Apartment in NY
View from the 35th floor. Just to the left of the big building in the middle you can see World Trade’s new Freedom Tower in the distance. Ah New York city. It’s always a toss up whether to stay at the...
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We Interrupt No Fly July for NYC Tourism?!
If you follow NPS, you know about no fly July which basically gives me a chance to slow down and think away from airplanes. You may also have figured out that this year has (thankfully) been a light...
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The Eventi: NYC
The corporation has ditched the apartment in NY. Which means we now have to stay at the Eventi or 70Park when we’re in NY. Life is so hard! It’s cold this week. Less than ten cold. NPS is situated in...
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