Barack Obama Alley, NYC

[NYCGirl]

http://gothamist.com/2009/02/27/obama_alley.php

In his autobiography Barack Obama writes about the first night he spent in New York, prior to attending Columbia. Finding no one home at the apartment he was meant to stay at, he "found a dry spot, propped my luggage beneath me and fell asleep, the sound of drums softly shaping my dreams. I woke up to find a white hen pecking at the garbage near my feet. Across the street, a homeless man was washing himself at an open hydrant and didn't object when I joined him."

The alleyway Obama slept in, pictured, is believed to be adjacent to 200 West 109th Street. Should the unique historical spot be renamed after our new President? Someone get the LPC on this!

[FrenchieCat]

1. Heck, this President has even experienced being homeless,

even if it was for just a night, it is way more than other Presidents have ever experienced.

Fascinating!

[EraOfResponsibility]

8. and bathed with a homeless man

god bless him

[EraOfResponsibility]

9. and bathed with a homeless man lol

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. How to know

1. Has the leader of your country ever slept in an alley? If yes, go to Question 2. If no, STOP HERE.

2. Was it the result of a drunken bender? If yes, go to RESULT #1. If no, go to result #2.

RESULT #1: You fail. Expect endless unnecessary war and epochal economic collapse.

RESULT #2: You win. Expect good, compassionate governance and attention to improving society for all.

[rvablue]

4. Hilarious. Perfect!!! n/t

[Uzybone]

5. Very well put

[EraOfResponsibility]

10. POST.OF.THE.DAY!!!!!

[tabatha]

3. Love this comment:

I heard George W. had a similar story, except it wasn't an apartment, it was a frat house. And it wasn't an alley, it was a 5-star hotel. And it wasn't a homeless man, it was some chick from Wellesley.

[AyanEva]

6. Oh wow!

I never knew this. I might have been busy panicking that if I fell asleep someone would steal my shoes.

[ClarkUSA]

7. I rented on Amsterdam and 110th when I attended Columbia. I lived near that alley!

Heh... Barack is too cool.

[starroute]

16. I lived at Amsterdam and 104th as a kid

My parents wouldn't even let me go *into* the alleys in broad daylight. I'd peer at them from the sidewalk -- or have dreams at night about running down them. But I'd think it would take guts to sleep in one.

[Cha]

11. Yes, it should be named

Barack Obama Alley! How far do we have to go back to find a President who had to sleep in an alley? ;)

[me b zola]

13. I think that it is possible that bush* has slept in an alley or two

...but for an entirely different reason. ;)

[Cha]

14. Oh Jeeze,

I quickly I forget.

[Thrill]

12. I don't think thats much of a honor to have that named after you?

[EraOfResponsibility]

17. doesn't seem like it, does it? LOL

[rug]

15. Did the homeless man have a wrench to open the pump?

[eleny]

18. "Barack Obama Slept Here"