With the song of NY, NY … subway users walk fast in Union Square station.
Juan Carlos Mendoza had to resist the urge to go to the bathroom, as the urinals were closed.
-How hard is it to resist?
“A lot, it can give you kidney disease, gallbladder disease, many things, it can make your body sick, it’s too hard,” Mendoza said.
The good news is that this station’s public toilets will reopen in January 2023.
“The normal thing is that they open, because they are public places, the normal thing,” agreed Mendoza.
In January 8 public toilets will reopen: the one on 161st Street at Yankee Stadium, the one on Jay Street Station, on the AC and F lines.
Likewise, Flashing Station on Main Street, Fulton Street Station and Union Square Station on 14th Street, which serves the LN Q lines.
“It benefits us because it is a daily routine, so we have to move all the time, having toilets available would be very good for us,” said another subway user.
“You have to look for a McDonald’s as close as possible, because until you go to work to do your business,” said Valente Hernández.
-So it sounds good to you that they will reopen in January? “
“Of course, it’s good for all the inhabitants who use the subway.”
Residents like the musician Luis Martel, who also spends several hours inside the subway.
“Good news, they can open it, so people don’t have needs, things, problems,” said Martel.
The MTA closed 133 public restrooms in 69 subway stations when the COVID 19 pandemic began in March 2020, justifying its decision due to the emergency and lack of staff to clean or maintain these facilities.
Right now it is known that the public transport body has hired 800 people for the cleaning and maintenance of the toilets and stations in general.
