#New York City gets its first public toilet

[Howie]

Amazing but NYC has never had a public toiet.

New York City gets its first public toilet
http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-tale ... 92816.html
December 12, 2007 - 6:06AM


For too long there has been one convenience missing from the city that seems to have every comfort: public toilets.

But now the first of 20 self-washing, wheelchair-accessible toilets is expected to open this week in Madison Square Park.

It will cost customers 25 cents for 15 minutes of enjoyment before the toilet doors automatically open and a 60-second automatic cleaning cycle begins after each use.

The landmark toilet is the first of 20 to be rolled out by Spanish advertising giant Cemusa Inc, which won a bid in 2005 to install the toilets as well as 3300 new bus shelters and 330 newsstands over a five-year period.

Each borough will have one toilet, though the company has not decided on the locations for all of them, Cemusa spokeswoman Katherine Schwab told The New York Sun for its Tuesday edition.

[thechap]

I am simply at a loss for words...

BTW if the 'self-cleaning cycle' is anything like the ones in victoria square, all it does is spray water everywhere and make twice as much mess as before

[Omicron]

How random!

[Düsseldorfer]

the music the play in the adelaide one's is really random...

[crawf]

lol , I'm just shocked

[bmw boy]

lol, so that explains why in seinfeld.. Kramer uses goes to an open inspection for an appartment to use the toilet

[Cruise]

Lol, you have to pay to use them!!!
And the door automatically opens after 15 minutes!!! LOL!!!

[minibrings]

Incorrect. NYC has had public toilets in the past. That article is incorrect. I used one years ago. Paying for them keeps the homeless away - and it was cheap. Finally. the 15 minute timer is great.. so people don't do drugs, sleep, whatever, and frees up the space for the next customer. However, generally NYers have their spots for bathrooms (e.g., hotels, department stores) based on neighborhood, I have mine.