tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post2684319778745031966..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Foley'sJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-57242561875215627882015-03-03T12:11:41.829-05:002015-03-03T12:11:41.829-05:00Gojira, have you seen the ceramic coffin sized pis...Gojira, have you seen the ceramic coffin sized pissoir at McSorleys. Same thing to do is enjoy it in the afternoon when not frat boy busy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10866700645727133050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-83690681710374171222015-02-15T12:05:16.769-05:002015-02-15T12:05:16.769-05:00Closing all the OTB places was a big part of ruini...Closing all the OTB places was a big part of ruining NYC. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-50230374512941072302015-02-14T12:59:28.808-05:002015-02-14T12:59:28.808-05:00You didtn't mention the unique feature of Fole...You didtn't mention the unique feature of Foley's that first attracted me, the door handles are baseball bats. Also Shaun Clancy named it after the Daily News sports writer, the late Red Foley.John Delachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-11069392990547572752015-02-14T12:35:54.700-05:002015-02-14T12:35:54.700-05:00I also used to work in the Empire State Bldg and w...I also used to work in the Empire State Bldg and went there when it was called PG Kings....still go there regularly......the stained glass is from the Waldorf-Astoria which previously occupied the site of the ESB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-13071721504720312362015-02-14T08:42:02.027-05:002015-02-14T08:42:02.027-05:00Old Town's are good, too. Gojira, do you take ...Old Town's are good, too. Gojira, do you take pics?Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-80730694159103945272015-02-12T13:44:54.254-05:002015-02-12T13:44:54.254-05:00Those are very cool urinals, but still not as impr...Those are very cool urinals, but still not as impressive as those in Old Town. (OK I admit it, I sneak into men's rooms to take a look at antique pissoirs!)Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-45917753531061340112015-02-09T14:20:49.831-05:002015-02-09T14:20:49.831-05:00Now this is making me feel old because I went to F...Now this is making me feel old because I went to Foley's before it was Foley's. I used to work in the Empire State Bldg in the 90s & spent many an afterwork there. Back then it was called PG Kings. Always a good place with nice bathrooms. I see from the pictures they haven't changed a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-80452555550143678412015-02-09T13:26:12.459-05:002015-02-09T13:26:12.459-05:00What was Foley's before it was Foley's?What was Foley's before it was Foley's?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121677765340808430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-85272269901013922692015-02-09T10:28:50.326-05:002015-02-09T10:28:50.326-05:00My favorite part of sports in bars are the no fril...My favorite part of sports in bars are the no frills places with the old guys sitting at the end of the bar watching the horse racing channel with their racing forms on the bar.<br /><br />Speaking of which, it doesn't get any mention, but I feel like shutting down the OTB parlors had to have at least a little something to do with the whole Disneyfication of the city.JAZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-25469584692051873902015-02-09T09:50:47.755-05:002015-02-09T09:50:47.755-05:00Foley's is like an unregistered NYC museum. I&...Foley's is like an unregistered NYC museum. I'm surprised it wasn't on your radar.<br /><br />Give some "newer" places a chance, Jeremiah. Not everything that has opened in NYC since 1990 is a blight on the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com