PEOPLE DESERVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC PLACES AND SPACES

IF A GIANT FACILITY CAN RETROFIT FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS, SURELY A POSTAGE STAMP SIZED PARK COULD MAKE THIS A FUNDING PRIORITY

Greenacre Park is a privately owned, publicly accessible "vest-pocket" park in Midtown Manhattan.

The urban oasis features a 25-foot waterfall that masks city noise.

It has a small cafe on East 51st St. between 2nd-3rd Aves.

Sadly, it does not have ramped access to the lower waterfall viewing area.

The elevated seating, under a canopy, that serves the café also is not accessible.

Though it was built before the ADA in 1971, surely this landmarked park could do some simple fundraising to become inclusive to all locals and visitors.

EXECUTIVE HOTEL LE SOLEIL NEW YORK

SUPER-EFFICIENT, CLEAN AND QUIET ROOM WITH MINI-FRIDGE AND LOCATION NEAR TONS OF TRAIN TRANSIT

The only other thing I would add to the super-comfortable room is a grab bar and shower wand in the outstanding shower.

Grab bars and wands are not just for people with disabilities.

We all like to have something to steady ourselves with late night in an unfamiliar shower.

And the shower wand -- it just plain reaches places that even the nicest overhead nozzle cannot.

Bottom line, if work is taking you to Midtown – or your vacation needs a very well-run lodging close to transit, book an Empire State Building-facing room at Executive Hotel le Soleil New York.

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE HOTEL LE SOLEIL NEW YORK

SUPER-EFFICIENT, CLEAN AND QUIET ROOM WITH MINI-FRIDGE AND LOCATION NEAR TONS OF TRAIN TRANSIT

I specifically wanted a room with a mini fridge.

I have lost more than 100 pounds and the key to it is eating fruit and grains for breakfast and storing healthy snacks along with almond milk for cereal, etc. 

I even emailed to confirm the fridge at booking time.

On arrival, the fridge was room temp, but I figured they maybe just plugged it in.

The next day, my berries looked like they were not doing well.

By the night of the first full day, my nonfat milk had spoiled and I realized that the fridge was barely cooling.

On the plus side, I phoned the next early morning and they switched out the fridge for a great one.

Whoever came to the room put every last item in the fridge exactly as I had left it + they did not disturb one square inch of the other parts of the room. 

Bravo. 

EXECUTIVE HOTEL LE SOLEIL NEW YORK

SUPER-EFFICIENT, CLEAN AND QUIET ROOM WITH MINI-FRIDGE AND LOCATION NEAR TONS OF TRAIN TRANSIT\

For less than $3 one-way, the ferry takes you to Long Island City, Wall Street area, Upper East Side and several key stops in Queens.

I used the Hornblower NYC Ferry Service for a lot of work and leisure mobility.

It worked for Manhattan skyline photos at dusk, for running along the river for exercise and for transit that also gave tourist-class views of the city in late summer.

EXECUTIVE HOTEL LE SOLEIL NEW YORK

SUPER-EFFICIENT, CLEAN AND QUIET ROOM WITH MINI-FRIDGE AND LOCATION NEAR TONS OF TRAIN TRANSIT

I never used a taxi or ride share. 

Koreatown food is blocks away.

A huge Whole Foods is a few blocks up by Bryant Park, so I could get milk, berries, cereal and more for breakfast in the room.

The 34 special bus stops very close by and it's a great east-west connector, especially the route that stops at FDR and the East River.

That's exactly where the NYC Ferry (water taxi) stops.

EXECUTIVE HOTEL LE SOLEIL NEW YORK

SUPER-EFFICIENT, CLEAN AND QUIET ROOM WITH MINI-FRIDGE AND LOCATION NEAR TONS OF TRAIN TRANSIT

Daily housekeeping was not done due to COVID.

But I don't like daily intrusions and if I needed a spare towel, shampoo, anything -- it was in my room in lightning speed.

The front desk as warm and fast for check in. 

View of Empire State building through large window in room was a cool bonus.

The neighborhood was quiet at night -- as this is not exactly hipster ground zero location.

There is major train transit nearby at Herald Square, Penn Station and Times Square.

EXECUTIVE HOTEL LE SOLEIL NEW YORK

SUPER-EFFICIENT, CLEAN AND QUIET ROOM WITH MINI-FRIDGE AND LOCATION NEAR TONS OF TRAIN TRANSIT

The price point was amazing. 

A $250 to $300 room for $150 (plus taxes).

Very quiet room with a great bed and efficient layout.

I loved the walk-in shower with endless hot water.

The room is not big, but I don't come to New York to sit in the room.

The storage space, mainly a vertical tower with all kinds of drawers and open cubes, was the best I've seen in a compact room.

It had a great desk (also my breakfast bar) and closet. Lots of outlets and two charging stations on the clock radio.

THE FABULOUS CHRYSLER BUILDING

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CATHEDRAL OF COMMERCE IN THE WORLD

The Chrysler Building was the world’s tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State Building in 1931.

THE FABULOUS CHRYSLER BUILDING

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CATHEDRAL OF COMMERCE IN THE WORLD

The Chrysler Building's stainless-steel cladding is ribbed and riveted in a radiating sunburst pattern with many triangular vaulted windows, transitioning into smaller segments of the seven narrow setbacks of the facade of the terraced crown.

THE FABULOUS CHRYSLER BUILDING

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CATHEDRAL OF COMMERCE IN THE WORLD

The Chrysler Building is renowned and recognized for its terraced crown. 

Composed of seven radiating terraced arches, Van Alen’s design of the crown is a cruciform groin vault constructed into seven concentric members with transitioning setbacks, mounted up one behind the other.

THE FABULOUS CHRYSLER BUILDING

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CATHEDRAL OF COMMERCE IN THE WORLD

Standing 1047 feet high, the Chrysler Building houses 77 floors, including a lobby three stories high.

THE FABULOUS CHRYSLER BUILDING

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CATHEDRAL OF COMMERCE IN THE WORLD

The Chrysler Building was designed by architect William Van Alen for a project of Walter P. Chrysler.

THE FABULOUS CHRYSLER BUILDING

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CATHEDRAL OF COMMERCE IN THE WORLD

The Chrysler Building is an art deco skyscraper on the east side of Manhattan at 42^nd Street and Lexington Avenue.

PLUS URBIA DESIGN IS THE REGION'S LEADER IN TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

PROUD TO BE PART OF THE AWARD-WINNING MIAMI STUDIO THAT IS LEADING THE WAY FOR TOD IN MIAMI, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, HIALEAH AND BEYOND

From this week's Miami Today Newspaper:

A push by the Wynwood Business Improvement District (BID) and some business owners to get a Tri-Rail station south of Northwest 29th Street got a boost last month when a draft study by PlusUrbia Design pointed to that site’s desirability versus a similar site on Northwest 36th Street.

The study was commissioned by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (Tri-Rail’s parent) and the City of Miami’s Planning Department. 

In addition to evaluating station locations across eastern Miami-Dade County, it considered creating transit-oriented development (TOD) around the stations.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/breaking/study-gives-wynwood-the-edge-for-a-tri-rail-station/