One thing none of our regular outdoor events offer is a chance to get wet. Manhattan might be an island, but that island has no beaches, and public pools are few and not nude-friendly. Yes, we can spend an hour on the subway and go to Coney Island (or two hours on a bus to get to Gunnison Beach in New Jersey), but sometimes you just want a dip in a pool closer by.
Our solution: a handy inflatable we keep tucked away in a storage closet on our favorite rooftop sundeck.
The sundeck is private property and clothing optional, so even without the pool there it’s a little bit of Eden in our urban existence. We can relax without any worry about bothering (or being bothered by) random onlookers.
With some snacks and books on hand,
and a couple of giant umbrellas for shade
it’s pretty heavenly.
But blow up the pool and add water? That takes things to a whole nother level.
At our most recent event, we were joined by several first-timers who’d discovered us via Instagram,
as well as some dear friends of long standing.
One of the nicest things was hearing from the first-timers afterwards. “We had such a truly lovely time meeting and spending time with all of you,” one wrote. “We didn’t know what to expect before we came,” said another, “and it was completely comfortable and friendly and felt wonderful.”
That’s what we love to hear.
Our next rooftop event is coming up soon — if you’d like to hear about others and maybe come to one yourself, we welcome all body-positive women who are game to give it a try. Just email toplesspulpfiction@gmail.com or message us at @Topless.Pulp on Insta.
After all — who said nude sunbathing is only for the French Riviera?
“two hours on a bus to get to Gunnison Beach in New Jersey”
Don’t forget Seastreak offers ferry service from two stops in the East River to a free shuttle bus to Gunnison Beach with a trip time of about 1 hour.
Gunnison is great, and one hour each way is better than two, but still — it’s a trek. A lot easier to take the subway to midtown. 🙂
Glad to see someone is reading my favorite author of all time, the late, great Donald E. Westlake. I haven’t read Brothers Keepers yet, gonna have to check it out.
So many things to love about your group: Co-ed, yet predominantly female, as opposed to many other nudist venues; younger adults, also a variance from the nudist club norm; intellectual (the reading aspect); courageous (the naked in very public, mostly textiles areas; fun loving (what isn’t fun about being naked)…the list could go on and on. Wish I lived near enough to join you and wish you all rapid growth and liberalization in terms of where you go, where you can be naked/topless and cultural acceptance of the human body, especially in your locales.