Every year, right after Thanksgiving, the local de...

Every year, right after Thanksgiving, the local dental societies of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island put on a dental meeting. It offers continuing education, and exhibitors consisting of dental manufacturers, sales outlets, and individuals offering their ideas and products. This occupies the entire second level, plus parts of the first and third levels. Over the years, I have watched a fairly dysfunctional convention space improve to the point where the technology for presentations is up-to-date, most of the facilities (including rest rooms) function correctly, the leaky roof appears mostly fixed, and the food offerings have expanded and become mostly edible. If the intense construction going on in the area includes transient space (hotels), one of the big shortcomings will be overcome.