US EditionNYC Launches $4M Pilot Program to Expand Public Restroom Access
The $4 million investment funds a pilot for 20–30 new self-cleaning modular restrooms to address NYC’s shortage of one bathroom per 8,500 residents, aiming to double facilities by 2035.
- At a Saturday press conference in West Harlem, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced a $4,000,000 Request for Proposals to fund 20 to 30 modular public restrooms across the five boroughs.
- Facing about one public bathroom for every 8,500 residents, the City Council last year set a goal of more than 2,100 public bathrooms by 2035 to address shortage.
- The city will issue a Request for Proposals within 100 days for modular restrooms not requiring deep sewer hookups, with self-cleaning units limited to 15-minute use and maintained twice a day.
- An automatic public toilet will soon be up and running near 12th Avenue and St. Clair Place, with Department of Transportation site approvals signed for installation later this year.
- City officials said the program will expand restrooms beyond parks into public plazas, where roughly 70% of existing restrooms are located, with officials noting benefits but critics warning of cost and timeline risks.
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Mayor Mamdani promises more public bathrooms, faster and cheaper
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Saturday that the city will commit $4 million to expand public bathroom access across the five boroughs, launching a program aimed at installing high-quality modular restrooms at lower costs and faster timelines than previous city efforts.
NYC launches $4M pilot program to expand public restroom access
HARLEM, N.Y. (PIX11) - It’s a familiar frustration for many New Yorkers: needing a bathroom and struggling to find one. With more than 8 million people living in the city, plus millions of tourists visiting throughout the year, access to public restrooms has long been a challenge across the five boroughs. Now, city officials say [...]
Mayor Mamdani to invest $4M to expand public bathrooms across NYC
Mayor Mamdani has two words for New Yorkers hoping for more public bathrooms across the city as he announced Saturday he’s investing $4 million into the very pressing initiative: “Let’s go!” Mamdani, alongside other city officials, announced a new program to increase the number of public restrooms in the city and for high-quality modular public restrooms at a press conference outside Riverside Park near 12th Ave. and St. Clair Pl. in West Harlem…
Mamdani’s $4 M plan for providing ‘desperate’ New Yorkers relief: ‘self-cleaning’ public bathrooms
He’s already being accused by critics of turning the Big Apple into a toilet, and now Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to roll out new public restrooms for “desperate” New Yorkers to relieve themselves.
Mayor Mamdani announces plan to expand public bathroom access
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city is starting a program to offer more access to public bathrooms. Mamdani announced Saturday that the city is committing $4,000,000 to a Request for Proposals for high-quality, modular public restrooms. “In a city that has everything, the one thing that is often impossible to find is a public bathroom,” the Mayor told...
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