Sync Magazine Offices

Sync Magazine Offices

New York, NY

Reviewed June 23rd, 2004

We're all adults here right? All of regular stature - no one shorter than 5 feet among the whole bunch. Yet, we must constantly grapple with the fact that one of our urinals is for people of regular height and the other for the vertically-challenged. You could say one for the "pee" and one for the "wee". Guys, you know this dilemma. You walk in a split second after another guy and end up having to crouch delicately over the 9 inch urinal while Joe-nonchalant to your left snickers to himself. Of course, if I had my druthers, I'd gladly take this position over wily smart-ass kids marking their territory every which way because they weren't tall enough to reach the porcelain.

This 11th floor restroom in the offices of Ziff-Davis Publications definitely had good intentions, with a bright decor and modern accessible hardware. Clearly marked signs remind you to "flush toilet tissue only". Let's hope there's a few more things they let you flush. Another ad hoc sign reads "SAVE WATER: PLEASE REPORT ANY WATER LEAKS..." - what may seem like a call to action for concerned stewards of the environment may actually be a ploy to save face for the lackeys in building maintenance. Here's the real kicker, taped up to a sign forbidding men from standing up and urinating in the toilet (since when is that illegal, must be those gol-derned Democrats again) is a hand-drawn look-alike with the same iconography - except this man is puking into the toilet.

This restroom is definitely showing signs of use. Whether it be the flecks of toothpaste saliva splattered on the mirror from the overzealous hygenics or the chaotic distribution of paper towels and toilet paper on the floor. One of the toilet seat hinges is unnervingly loose making one wonder what dramatic moment spurred this damage. One urinal (you guessed it, the short one) tends to flush sloppily and there is always an assortment of reading materials (hmmm.. what to read) in the stalls - evidence of countless on-the-clock breaks throughout the day.

RESTROOM RATING: 7
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