The new NYC Condom campaign carries a secret Canadian tourism message: One of the ads features Toronto's Flatiron Building. Darn those confusing stock image searches using "Flatiron Building"!

Toronto’s Gooderham Building (photo at right) makes an appearance in the ad entitled “The Village” (image below, highlighted on the right). This landmark Toronto building, often called the “Flatiron Building” by those in the Greater Toronto Area, predates Manhattan’s (properly known as the Fuller Building) by ten years being completed in 1892. It also can be seen in many films when Toronto is filling in for New York.

A spokesperson at the Health Department said, “It is a make believe cityscape that represents the vivid atmosphere of the city." Note: The Brooklyn ad has the real Brooklyn Bridge, not, say, the Golden Gate Bridge. To be fair, the building does look somewhat like a building you would find in Greenwich Village (though perhaps the Jefferson Market Library would have been more apropos).

The designer and his publicist were contacted for comment; stay tuned for an update.

NYC Condom ad - "The Village" with the Gooderham Building highlighted.

As we mentioned yesterday, if you want to get your hands on the condoms, street teams will be handing out these condoms today, you can pick some up during the evening (5-7PM, or as otherwise noted) commute at one of these locations: