Public toilets, a recurring question for any New York stay
The question often comes up in the Facebook group, forum or blog, Is it easy to find public toilets when walking the streets of New York? And this question is legitimate and worth asking. We are not, you are not the only ones sincea New York influencer, Theodora Siegel, has made it her hobby horse. Thanks to her and her work, major construction, renovation and maintenance work will be carried out. So in a few months (years), it will be so easy to find public toilets that the question will no longer even arise… But for the moment, we are not there yet.
©Theodora Siegel
Who is Theodora Siegel and what did she do for New York’s public toilets?
Before being an influencer on the subject of public toilets, Theodora Siegel was an opera soprano. It was during a shopping trip with her sister that she realized that finding clean public toilets could sometimes be a problem. Toilets closed due to Covid, toilets reserved for customers, obligation to consume, etc. So she created an account Instagram, @got2gonyc which quickly went viral. As its influence grew, it was during the summer of 2022 that, with the help of local elected officials, it went before the New York City Council. Following this a law on public toilets was promoted and adopted in October 2022. This law, called “Bathroom Bill” ensures the maintenance of existing restrooms, access for people with reduced mobility, the construction of restrooms in many areas of Manhattan and allowing the public to be able to use easily accessible restrooms in municipal buildings.
©Theodora Siegel
So what are the best public toilets in New York?
A ranking of the 5 best public toilets in New York has been compiled by Theodora Siegel so ladies and gentlemen, take note.
– Bryant Park : according to her, all public toilets in New York should look like those in Bryant Park: fresh flowers, works of art hung on the wall, automatically changing toilet seats, attendants ensuring the cleanliness of the premises, etc.
– Apple Store on 5th Avenue : they are open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day and even provide free menstrual products
– Bloomingdale’s in Soho
– Tiffany’s on 5th Avenue
– Hoxton Hotel à Brooklyn
A very useful little bonus for people who will be spending December 31st in Times Square.
You are probably aware that if you want to spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square you will have to stay there the whole day… And so what about the toilets? So here are 6 places where you can go and relieve your bladder.
– Gap : lower floor, accessible to PRMs, enough to change babies
– Disney Store : upstairs, accessible to disabled people, enough to change babies
– Hard Rock Café : between the souvenir shop and the stairs, accessible to PRMs, enough to change babies
– Citizen M Hotel
– M&m’s world : 3rd floor, but they are not the cleanest
– Marriott Marquis : 8th floor, the cleanest
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2023-12-27 08:00:00
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