New York City unveils plan to solve its public bathroom emergency
Facing a public bathroom emergency, Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced plans to build or renovate 82 restrooms over the next five years.
“If you’re a New Yorker, we all know it, finding available restrooms is a real challenge and particularly if you have children, it brings about an additional challenge,” Adams said at a press conference in front of restrooms at Frederick Johnson playground in Harlem. “You should be able to move around the city and deal with some of the basic essentials of being a human being, a parent, and finding the right restroom facilities.
The construction schedule equates to about nine new public bathrooms a year. It comes two years after the City Council passed legislation to identify which ZIP codes most badly need a public facility.across the five boroughs, including those in parks and libraries. The bulk of the locations have limited hours of operation and are not open overnight.
The announcement by the mayor comes as his administration is proposing $55 million in cuts to the Parks Department’s annual budget. Advocates say that would
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