[Clemenza]

When I took part in a conference at the UN as a delegate from the Fordham Model United Nations, I noted how much the building reminded me, at least in the interior (the exterior is still impressive, especially when viewed from Long Island City) like a poorly constructed pulic school from the 50s (it smelled like one too). It does not surprise me that the center for Mr. Rockefeller's dream for a better world is now falling apart. I still think we should knock it down and build some condos.

[GuillermoX]

I'm sure it smells because no one there takes a shower and they all smoke.

What other office building in the USA allows smoking ondoors? yuck

[gridlock]

You have a 39 story building with no sprinkler system?

This place is a death trap. This always happens when there is no controlling legal authority, to borrow a phrase from Algore. NYC has one of the most stringent building codes and enforcement operations in the country. And right there on their little island is a building that does not have to comply.

If the fecal matter ever hits the rotary ventilation device and there is a major fire, who will have to answer the call? You got it, the Fire Department of the City of New York. And yet, no FDNY code enforcement official has probably even seen the inside of that building. New York City should notify the UN forthwith that if there is a fire, they should dial the weather channel and check for rain, because it is not worth it for the City to risk the life of firemen if the UN will not even bother with basic life safety improvements or sprinkler upgrades.

These guys can't even run a building, and they want to run the world!