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Man Walks Into The Waldorf-Astoria Spa Wearing A Bulletproof Vest, Gun Holsters
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John Del Signore
Published Nov 17, 2015
Modified Nov 17, 2015
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A man wearing a bulletproof vest and two empty gun holsters was arrested at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel spa yesterday morning after basically freaking everybody right the hell out. An NYPD spokesman says Christopher Goodine, 26, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass after he was caught wandering around a guest locker area and refused to leave. Goodine, who resides in New Rochelle, was not a guest at the Waldorf.
Goodine reportedly explained that he just wanted to take a shower in the hotel's spa. But it seems his inappropriate spa attire may have tipped off hotel staff that he was not in fact a guest. Or maybe it was the ski mask he was carrying around in a plastic bag?
Either way, anyone who's taken Hotel Spa Crashing 101 knows you need to saunter out of the elevators wearing a hotel robe (easily obtained from one of the laundry carts), not gun holsters and ski mask. Flip-flops are also required. Get it together, Goodine—it's a Waldorf spa day, not a Waldorf wedding.
Police searched the hotel, but say they did not recover any weapons. Here's our roundup of the best spas in NYC.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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