the lack of public restrooms in new york city. the island of manhattan only has, approximately, 200...
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The Lack of Public Restrooms in New York
City
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• The island of Manhattan only has, approximately, 200 public restrooms.
• Singapore has 750 public restrooms.
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Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
When Giuliani was in office, public restrooms were a
priority.
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Peter Vallone, Former City Council Speaker
Vallone wanted to duplicate what he saw while he was
vacationing in Athens, Greece.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg
The idea of public restrooms was proposed again in 2002 by Mayor
Bloomberg.
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Fresh Meadows Restroom Ordeal:
The community vetoed the installation of restrooms in Utopia Playground.
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Everyone is a victim when it comes to the lack of
public restrooms in Manhattan.
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Times Square Subway Station Public Restroom, a welcome
reprieve from the problem…but not quite there yet.
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The Last Resorts
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Tax money should go towards services that benefit the taxpayers, such as an increase in the number of public
restrooms
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The lack of public restrooms negatively effects the homeless
population of Manhattan!
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Few Public Restrooms =
LONG LINES!
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One Solution:
Pay toilets—like the ones used in
San Francisco.
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Old restrooms, like this one on Broadway and 96th, would be ideal to reopen for the public.
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Tax breaks could be offered to businesses
and organizatio
ns that open their bathroom facilities to
the general public.
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New York’s best option is to install pay-
toilets, like this one, throughout
the city.