Missed Connections board at NYC hotel window with old-school Craigslist vibes gives lonely hearts some hope
New Yorkers fed up with dating apps and social media now have a place in the real world to find their missed love connections — a boutique Manhattan hotel serving up old-school “Craigslist vibes.”Romer Hell’s Kitchen has been posting missed connections in its window since January, with fleeting love matches including dueling yogurt enthusiasts at the Amish Market and dog lovers near Washington Square Park — one of whom donned a bright pink scarf wrapped around her “babushka-style.”“He paid for my subway as I was on the phone complaining about my Apple Pay and Wallet acting up,” one submission reads.“He swooped in and paid for mine, when I looked up he giggled, smiled and winked and then walked down on the platform.”“At the coffee shop with the green awning on 46th Street,” another flyer details.
“He has light colored hair, wears trendy outfits and has an accent.He had such a good smile!”The brains behind the quirky forum is Romer Hell’s Kitchen’s designated “Mayor of the Block” Briar Rose DeTomasso, who told The Post the setup is a throwback to the days when a near-miss love connection meant placing an ad in the Village Voice or on Craigslist has quickly resonated with an unlikely crowd.“There is this sense of younger New Yorkers looking for in-person connection,” DeTomasso said.
“People are hungry for this.” The lonely hearts’ pleas were first put up Jan.28 in the hotel’s lobby windows — overlooking the busy pedestrian thoroughfare near 52nd Street – and the display has drawn dozens of submissions since.The idea for the board was partially inspired by a similar forum in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, she said.The popularity of the project has even led to a partnership with Missed Connections NYC — an online-only service — which has since supplied a handful of West Side-based submissions to the in-person notice board.“Only in New York are we hustling and bustling, and it’s that rarity of seeing someone on the s...