Ryan Labs

Financial planning offices cluster along Midtown’s avenues, but few list restrooms as a service. Ryan Labs does, a small practicality that separates it from the high-rise neighbors. The firm operates from 500 5th Ave, steps from Bryant Park and the New York Public Library’s stone lions. Numbers and spreadsheets dominate the work here, yet the address itself is easy to remember—right where West 42nd Street meets the towering façade of the former Manufacturers Trust building.

Clients who need directions can pull up the map on their phones; the entrance sits between a Duane Reade and a Starbucks, both landmarks in their own right. For questions or appointments, the number is (212) 635-2300. It’s one of those details you jot down after realizing the elevator bank doesn’t have a directory screen.