The New York Times had an article this morning about the frequent and often contentious battles for Foursquare mayorships. Except the people profiled in the article were locked in battles to be mayor of like....a bridge. And, random places in offices. How fierce is the competition for actual cool places?-

Using the handy dandy website, When Will I Be Mayor, we calculated just how many check-ins it takes to be mayor of some of the city's most popular locales.

1. ACE Hotel: 40 Checkins
2. Soho House: 39 Checkins
3. Webster Hall: 35 Checkins
4. 230 Fifth: 35 Checkins
5. Kenmare: 33 Checkins
6. Thompson Hotel: 32 checkins
7. La Esquina: 32 Checkins
8. The Summit Bar: 28 Checkins
9. Juliet Supper Club: 28 Checkins
10. Per Se: 27 Checkins
11. The Boom Boom Room: 25 Checkins
12. Hotel On Rivington: 22 Checkins
13. 1Oak: 17 checkins
14. Pulino's: 16 Checkins
15. The Standard Biergarten: 16 Checkins
16. Destination Bar: 16 Checkins
17. The Jane Hotel: 15 Checkins
18. Rose Bar: 15 Checkins
19. The Gansevoort Hotel: 14 checkins
20. Le Bain: 13 checkins
21. National Underground: 11 checkins
22. Schiller's: 11 checkins
23. Waverly Inn: 10 checkins
24. The Bowery Hotel: 9 Checkins
25. Le Bernardin: 8 checkins
26. Elaine's: 7 Checkins

So there you go! Virtually impossible to become mayor of the ACE unless you like, move in, and not surprisingly, relatively easy to steal the mayorship at Elaine's.

(And, FYI, it would take about 19 checkins at Guest of a Guest to steal the mayorship from Sarah Kunst, but don't even try it.)

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