tikit On Trial Part 6f: 7 World Trade Center Again

SUCCESS! 7 World Trade Center, Vesey St between Washington and Greenwich
Date of trial: Dec 5, 2007, 7pm
Insider: Inc.com, FastCompany.com
Type of building: Landmark secure office building with frosted emblem on the door claiming to be 'Green'
Known policy/insider statement: Appears to depend on the person behind the desk. The 2nd in charge claims that folding bikes are not problem. We shall see.
My approach: Dress to impress. This was an invitation to Inc.com's 30 under 30 - America's Coolest and Youngest Entrepreneurs. What was I doing there anyway? Stash helmet under folded bike cover, remove balaclava, carry bike in.
Result: Success. Guard joked "That looks very dangerous" but didn't ask to see it. So I asked him if my folding bike was OK. He said no problem. We asked the guards after the party (different shift) about bike policy, who said folding bikes were tacitly allowed, that there was a bike rack outside (unsupervised, unsecure) for bikes, and whether you'd actually be let inside with it regardless of the tacit policy would depend on the day and the supervisor. Hell, thank Buddha Amtrak now has a 'folding bikes allowed at all times' policy.
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