Zohran Mamdani wants dozens of factory-built public bathrooms. Delays and high costs could stand in the way.

The challenges of building new public bathrooms reflects the difficulty of building any public infrastructure in America.
Columbia Daily Spectator

First public restroom in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s $4 million plan to open in West Harlem

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $4 million plan to expand public toilets across New York City on Jan. 10, with the first new installation being developed in West Harlem this year. The new ...
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New York City subway bathrooms ‘fall short’ of cleanliness: MTA

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — New York City Transit subway system bathrooms were deemed to have fallen short of hygienic and functional standards, according to an audit released by the MTA. In December, the ...
Staten Island Advance

Staten Island public restroom wins prestigious architecture award

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A $3.8 million public restroom at a Staten Island playground has won a prestigious architecture award and could serve as a model for future New York City facilities. The public ...

Zohran Mamdani has big plans for housing, transit…and public bathrooms

Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to tackle huge problems in New York City like housing, mass transit, child care and public restrooms. He says the dismal state of bathrooms is symbolic of a larger failure ...