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no one in downtown New York holds regular nine to five jobs.
Space Untitled (133 Greene Street) This huge loft with the highest ceiling in SoHo is as industrial and minimalist as a space can be: white cast-iron columns running down the middle and white radiators spread throughout the space, some simple formica tables and gray, orange and yellow chairs dotting the wooden floor. Space Untitled is, indeed all space. Space to read in or pull out your laptop and work on your latest novel, space to have test shoots for Ford models (Ford Modeling Agency’s headquarters are located across the street and they are often seen photo shooting in the café); space to have an informal staff meeting, or simply have a chat with a friend. What ever you choose to do, with company or alone, with the minimal purchase of a cappuccino, tea, smoothie or baguette sandwich, you will be left alone to do just that for as long as you want. New York Open Center (83 Spring Street), the largest urban holistic center in the world, offers free admission to its second floor incense-laden peaceful room. There are usually a couple of people meditating in the room, and you must take off your shoes and keep silent and “mindful” if you wish to stay. But this soundproof, stress proof, carpeted, vacuum from the world will work wonders to your soul. The center, located in the hottest blocks between West SoHo and East SoHo, offers a meeting point for the larger worlds of West and East. You would assume the Grand Bar and accompanying lounge, located on the parlor floor of the chic SoHo Grand hotel (310 West Broadway) would be off limits. But if you can resist the temptation of ordering fancy |
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