Criteria:
- meeting place should be as close to free as possible
- meeting place should be in midtown, ideally around Grand Central or
the Times Square Area
- meeting place should allow food, and/or serve light refreshments
- meeting place should ideally allow alcoholic beverages, and/or serve
them, but this is optional
- meeting place should be "intellectually themed"
- meeting place should accomodate between five and fifty people
(closer to five for the time being)
I'm looking for a meeting place in midtown Manhattan (NYC, NY) that
can accomodate a group of like-minded people with the above criteria. |
Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
29 Jan 2005 06:53 PST
Why not just gather at a restaurant, or in one of the many hotel or
office-building lobby spaces in the area? They are comfortable and
quite conducive to conversation. For a group of 5-10 people, that
shouldn't be a problem, even on a very impromptu basis.
Or perhaps you need a more formal meeting setting, where a
presentation can be given in private?
Let us know a bit more about your needs (and your budget).
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
bc90021-ga
on
29 Jan 2005 21:51 PST
pafalafa-ga:
- The current meeting place is a bar, and I'd like some place less
noisy, and more "intellectual"
- There really is no budget. Anything paid for would have to come out
of my pocket. I'm willing to do that, but can't afford more than say
$50 or so, and certainly not per hour.
As for restaurants, those would work, except in the city they are
often themed (annoyingly so, ala ESPNZone), and overly-crowded (moreso
with the dollar so low and so many Europeans vacationing on the
strength of the Euro). As for hotels/lobbies, I've thought of that,
but anything I've looked at has been exorbitantly priced.
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
30 Jan 2005 12:26 PST
"Intellectually themed" made me think of the New York Public Library,
which in turn reminded me of the Bryant Park Grill behind the library.
I haven't dined there, but it seems like a nice setting (perhaps
depending on what's going on in Bryant Park).
Bryant Park Grill
http://www.arkrestaurants.com/section_home.cfm?section_id=1&location_id=1&restaurant_id=2
I suppose it would be crowded during certain times. But would this
restaurant do? If so, I would be happy to post it (perhaps along with
some reviews) as an answer.
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Clarification of Question by
bc90021-ga
on
30 Jan 2005 18:39 PST
justaskscott-ga:
I've walked by there - I didn't realise there was an indoors part.
I've seen the outdoors part be very crowded when the weather is warm,
but that I would suspect. Since the meetings would be on Wednesday
nights, it's unlikely that it would be *too* crowded... so that would
suffice as an answer. I'd appreciate the reviews posted as well
(including Zagat's). Thanks!
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
31 Jan 2005 08:51 PST
Unfortunately, Zagat reviews are available online only to subscribers.
However, I have found reviews from the New York Times (on the
restaurant's site as well as a summary of an older review), New York
magazine, Gayot, and a few others. Would that be sufficient?
(General consensus: the space is excellent, the food is nothing
special.) I could include a link to the search result for the Bryant
Park Grill on the Zagat web site, in case you are a subscriber or
wanted to subscribe ($3.95 for a month / $19.95 for a year).
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
07 Feb 2005 20:27 PST
Just checking ... Are you still interested in my answer, with reviews
as indicated in my previous post? You can let me know by postng a
reply here.
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Clarification of Question by
bc90021-ga
on
09 Feb 2005 17:23 PST
Hi,
That would be sufficient. Thanks.
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