What's your favorite bar bathroom in town? The website Asylum.com recently performed a vital service by profiling some of their favorite men's rooms, with an emphasis on classic urinals, like the grand 140-year-old marble jobs at Foley's Irish pub, where restaurant staffers often give tours of the bathroom. But what really caught our eye is the high-tech new urinal at City Winery, which features a motion-activated water wall framing a 50-inch plasma screen at waist level. more ›

A patron of the Coney Island boardwalk bar Ruby’s got sent on a shocking detour during a trip to the men’s room over Memorial Day Weekend. It so happened that Observer reporter Chris Shott was having a beer at the bar around 5:30 Saturday when the owner abruptly pulled the plug on the jukebox and threw everyone out.

As the boozy crowd abandoned their beverages and shuffled out, a slew of firefighters, police and paramedics huddled in the back amid the eerie glow of a bright Coors Light sign near the men’s restroom… An officer in shorts and a blue polo shirt marked “Community Relations,” bluntly summed up the situation: “One guy was taking a leak, the floor partially collapsed, and he fell 10 feet.”