Mayor Zoran Mamdani today announced what he says is a $4 million commitment to bring modular, high quality bathrooms to the five boroughs. Right now, there are nearly 1,000 public restrooms in New York City. That is one public bathroom for 8,500 residents. Why aren't there more restrooms in our city? Well, there is a lot of infrastructure underneath our feet, and instead, toilets mean finding places to go. (00:24–00:29)
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Asserts that the ratio of public bathrooms to residents in New York City is 1:8,500.
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