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No Squares To Spare: Barclays Center VIP Lounge In Trouble For Lack Of Toilet Paper
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Ben Yakas
Published Oct 12, 2012
Modified Oct 12, 2012
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Barclays Center has been opened for a little less than a month, but they've been hit with their first health code violations...for lack of toilet paper in one of their VIP lounges. Sacre bleu! What would have happened if Barbra needed to run off stage for some relief before "Don't Rain On My Parade?" They really didn't even have a SQUARE to spare??
According to DNAInfo, the Calvin Klein Courtside Club, located right outside the Brooklyn Nets locker room, was hit with four violation points after DOH inspectors discovered the bathroom at the lounge was "not maintained and provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle and self-closing door."
The club was also missing a "wash hands" sign at its "handwashing facility," at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club, and at several other lounges. In addition, premium lounge The Honda Club received 12 violation points because inspectors found flies. Also, they found that the facility wasn't "vermin-proof," which seems like a very mean way of talking about how Marty Markowitz has taken up residency in the arena and just refuses to leave.
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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