NYC Council Passes Bill To Add More Than 1K New Public Bathrooms

NEW YORK CITY — The New York City Council on Thursday passed a bill that would add more than 1,000 new public restrooms over the next 10 years.

The bill, sponsored by Councilmember Sandy Nurse, passed in a unanimous vote.

It would require the city to develop a public bathrooms network, which would include an online map.

The goal of the bill is to have 2,120 public restrooms throughout the city by 2035. There are currently about 1,000 public toilets citywide.

Mayor Eric Adams will need to sign the bill before it becomes law.

Last June, Adams supported a plan to add more public restrooms in the city, Patch previously reported.

The plan dubbed ‘Ur in Luck' will see the construction of 46 new restrooms and renovations of 36 existing restrooms over the next five years.

23 restrooms are planned in Brooklyn, 28 in Manhattan, 14 in Queens, 7 on Staten Island and 10 in the Bronx, officials said.

As part of the plan, people will be able to use a Google Maps layer on their phones to easily find locations of NYC restrooms.

The layer will include restrooms operated by NYC Parks, DOT, the MTA and the city's library systems.