Another thing to note, as of the beginning of the year, NYC passed a law mandating any commercial building OVER 50,000 sf provide means of egress (read: freight elevator) access to people wanting to bring their bikes into the building. and if they can't provide said means that they must provide an alternative (off-site location within walking distance that is safe to lock up a bike).

now this may sound fine and dandy, but i work in a building on broad street that was built before WWI and though it does have a freight elevator, the hours of operation are 9-5, i'm usually in by 7:30 - 8. so i asked how i could use it... their answer "pay $125 an hour for the operator to work overtime hours." -- BS!