Despite earlier signage indicating a 10 p.m. curfew in Zuccotti Park after yesterday's eviction and cleaning, the NYPD clarified that protesters will be allowed to stay in the park 24 hours a day. However, "lying down" remains prohibited, making it difficult for those who have made the park their home to sleep there. One man skirted the rule by sleeping in a semi-upright position. Another who identified himself as homeless curled up in the fetal position on a bench. Two NYPD officers approached him within minutes, and jabbed him in the ribs with their hands. "Sit up. You can't lie down. No sleeping." more ›

Bedtime stories are typically considered child's play. But one Brooklyn artist is out to change that notion, by offering adults around the city the opportunity to be softly lulled to sleep to by her gentle tones. The only catch? You have to invite her over first. more ›

The Post has caught another MTA station-booth clerk catching some ill-timed zzz's. They snapped a photo of the unidentified worker sleeping at the 18th Avenue F train stop in Brooklyn at 4 a.m. Wednesday. The worker is now under investigation as a result, and an MTA spokeswoman said, "It goes without saying that such behavior will not be tolerated by MTA New York City Transit and it is deeply disturbing to us." But here's what we're wondering: why does the Post get off so much on catching MTA workers sleeping? more ›

When we interviewed Pat Kiernan last year, he told us that years ago he settled on a 3:17 a.m. wake-up time, but as he added Pat's Papers on to his schedule, he was rising closer to 2:30 a.m. This mind-boggling fact that came up as the NY1 anchor was enjoying beer with us and our readers recently following a poutine dinner. While Kiernan may have an odd schedule, that doesn't mean he's the only New Yorker not getting a full 8 hours of sleep. more ›

Have you ever traveled to the serene countryside thinking "serenity now!" but then found it was impossible to sleep with all that damn peace and quiet? Well, now there's an app for that. The NY Nap App delivers city sounds to any suburban bed you may find yourself tossing and turning in. Not only will it deliver an urban white noise backdrop so you can drift off, but you can also be awoken by the sound of a NYC sanitation truck anywhere in the world! So what's missing from their options—perhaps the sound of neighbors fornicating or loud nightclubs? And why is it that we complain of the noise when we're here but miss it when we leave? more ›

1010 WINS has an amusing story about Upper East Side resident Pat Minietta's quest for a decent night of sleep—and how the MTA thwarts it: "Pat Minietta says he is often jolted awake by a sound that he describes as 'a bird or chicken being strangled.' A Metropolitan Transportation Authority supervisor says the sound is actually an alarm which is used to scare away pigeons. He says without it the bus depot at 100th Street and Lexington Avenue would be covered in bird droppings." To which Minietta suggests that the MTA trade up to a supersonic alarm. more ›

Another musician is missing some treasured instruments, except this time they weren't left in a cab. Jazz musician Matthew Jodrell took the N train home after performing in Lower Manhattan on Sunday night, but an evening of jazz music is enough to make anyone nod off (we kid) and that's exactly what he did. Now he's out one Swiss flugelhorn and a Bach Stradivarius trumpet! more ›

JFK is the third worst airport to try and catch some shut-eye in, according to a newly released survey of 6,200 travelers by travel website The Guide to Sleeping in Airports. The airport's ranking is blamed on coldness, frequent P.A. announcements, TV monitors blaring CNN, bright lights, and overabundance of seats with armrests. Here's one thwarted sleeper's rough experience: "Our flight left at 7 a.m. and since the subway had crazy transport times during non-peak times we decided to stay at JFK. We went upstairs to the red carpet area next to BWIA check in and this security guard 'Agapita' ... told us to move. Then we went downstairs and fell asleep lying on the cold floor. We awoke to this horrid clapping of Agapita saying, 'You cant sleep here! Move now before I throw you out!' It was horrible! She told us we couldn't be on the floor. My witty friend then asked if we could stand on the floor and she said 'NO' she was a pain to everyone there! Thanks Agapita!" According to the poll, the worst airport for sleeping is Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris; second worst is Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, where Agapitushka, the notorious Siberian security guard, keeps all her comrades alert. more ›

New Yorkers aren't too afraid of sleeping in public, but artist Chu Yun is still trying to find some willing to do it as part of his upcoming installation at the New Museum. The NY Post reports that Yun is "seeking women between the ages of 18 and 40 to sleep in a bed - a different participant every day" where he plans to create "a human sculpture by inducing sleep." 100 women are needed, and will be paid $10 an hour—which the paper points out "will pay the cost of a visit to the person's doctor as well as 'a prescription for a sleeping aid'." A rep for the museum said participants can wear whatever they are comfortable with, and "[The sleeper] arrives a little earlier than the museum's opening hours. She lays in bed and falls asleep, and we hope she stays asleep for roughly the six hours of our opening." The full job posting can be found here. And to think, some suckers had to pay to sleep in a museum. more ›

Watch out subway sleepers, while you're catching some z's, you are also being watched, photographed and blogged about. Asleep on the Subway has been gathering images of tired straphangers, and has started to get contributions as well, leaving no subway line safe to sleep on! more ›

Don't forget to turn back your clocks before heading to bed tonight as daylight savings ends overnight at 2 a.m (unless of course you're reading this from Arizona or Hawaii). Your computer may have already tried to drop the hour a week ago--some systems haven't made the adjustment since Daylight Savings was extended by two weeks last year. The change tonight means it's also the night the fire department recommends that you replace the batteries on that smoke detector that's been chirping for the last two months. This year the International Association of Fire Fighters recommends going an extra mile and changing to a photoelectric smoke alarm if you still have an ionization alarm. In any case, enjoy the extra hour of sleep. more ›

You'll recall that the new exhibit at the Guggenheim features Carsten Höller's Revolving Hotel Room, which the museum has been renting out to guests who pay $549 and up to sleep in an installation comprised of three glass discs mounted onto a fourth disc "that all turn harmoniously at a very slow speed." Guests are also free to spend the night wandering all six floors of the Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda. more ›

The Guggenheim's upcoming group show, called "theanyspacewhatever," features artists who like to "claim the exhibition as their medium." And what better way to claim the Guggenheim than to spend the night with it? From October 24th to January 7th, Carsten Höller's Revolving Hotel Room invites guests to stay over at the museum by sleeping in an art installation comprised of three turning glass discs mounted onto a fourth disc "that all turn harmoniously at a very slow speed." more ›