New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday launched a new effort to expand New Yorkers’ access to public restrooms across all five boroughs.
Over the next five years, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation will build 46 new restrooms and renovate 36 existing restrooms, adding to the city's nearly 1,000 existing public restrooms under a new effort dubbed Ur In Luck, according to a news release. In addition, the City launched a Google Map layer that New Yorkers can activate on their phones to easily locate a restroom.
Once all the restrooms are complete, 10 are slated to be placed in the Bronx, 23 in Brooklyn, 28 in Manhattan, 14 in Queens, and seven on Staten Island. The 36 existing restrooms being renovated will receive improvements ranging from additional stalls to accessibility upgrades, as well as energy efficient features.
Meanwhile, the new Google Maps layer shows all the location of public bathrooms, which includes those at libraries, parks and in transit stops.
“Part of making New York City a more livable city is tackling the little things — the things we don’t think about until we need them,” said Adams. “Access to public restrooms is high on that list, maybe even number one or two.
