Talk:Toilets in New York City

Privies of New York City subsection?

@RoySmith - Privy digging happens in NYC, it think it is worth a mention. I wonder if there is enough to say about it for it to have its own subsection. possibly with-in the history section?

Article on subject: https://www.amny.com/news/theyre-privy-to-habits-of-1800s-lower-east-siders/ Wil540 art (talk) 21:17, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Rename?

Would anybody object if I renamed this to Draft:Public toilets in New York City? That's largely what the draft is about anyway. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:46, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

@RoySmith, most of the content I was able to find so far is about public toilets. The topic of public toilets in NYC is notable, as there's been a lot of coverage about them over the years. However, private toilets are almost definitely not notable. NYC has the same types of toilets as the rest of the United States, so any discussion of toilet models should probably go in a generic article about toilets in the U.S.

The reason why I don't think we should move the draft right now is that I've also found some info about NYC's toilet-related building codes. I think we should first see whether we can find more information about the history of toilets in NYC. Otherwise, I would wholeheartedly support a move. – Epicgenius (talk) 17:58, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

OK. There's certainly no rush, we can see how things develop and make a decision later. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:07, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Good point Roy. I agree with @Epicgenius that we could remove some of the technical toilet talk to a Toilets in the United States article. A couple counter points on non-public toilets of interest. The article already covers a couple subjects that are interesting and not public toilet: history of the toilets in the tenements, old urinals at Old Town Bar and Restaurant and McSorley's Old Ale House, and the America (Cattelan) gold toilet sculpture. Also, interesting information might be dug up on Privy digging which are largely private toilets, from what I understand. My 2 cents. - Wil540 art (talk) 18:08, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Regarding the old urinals at McSorley's, I made much use of those during my college years :-) -- RoySmith (talk) 19:31, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

🍻🍻🍻🍻 - Wil540 art (talk) 15:42, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Deliveristas

We should have some coverage of deliveristas need to use bathrooms. I'm having trouble turning this into WP:NPOV-compliant text, so for now, just listing some sources:

• "In His Own Words: One Deliverista Speaks About Not Being Allowed To Use A Bathroom". Streetsblog New York City. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
• "Delivery Workers Cheer Restroom Access and Tip Transparency Alongside AOC and Chuck Schumer". The City. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
• "NYC Deliveristas Rally for Better Pay and Right to Use Toilets – LaborPress". laborpress.org. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
• "New protections in effect for "deliveristas." Workers say more are needed. - Mott Haven Herald". Mott Haven Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
• "New York City food delivery workers just won the right to bathroom access on the job after months of organizing and protests". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

-- RoySmith (talk) 20:24, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

How many public bathrooms does the MTA really have?

The article currently states: 69 citing this article [1] but I don't see the number in that article.
This article states 133 restrooms. [2]
Any thoughts @Epicgenius @RoySmith @Pharos @Jim.henderson - Wil540 art (talk) 19:08, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

@Wil540 art, both numbers are correct, ironically. There are 133 restrooms across 69 stations. – Epicgenius (talk) 19:11, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

🤯 🤯 🤯 🤯 - Wil540 art (talk) 19:12, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 17:23, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that if construction goes as planned, the Ferry Point Park public restroom's $4.7 million cost will fall $2 million short of the most expensive public toilet in New York City? Source: https://www.thecity.nyc/2019/04/04/no-relief-as-pricey-park-bathrooms-put-pressure-on-taxpayers/, https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/6396
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Carrizo
  • Comment: Also reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/May O'Flaherty. This article was a collaborative effort by WikiProject New York City (See Wikipedia:WikiProject New York City/Monthly collaboration#Past monthly collaborations (November/December 2022)

Moved to mainspace by RoySmith (talk), Epicgenius (talk), and Wil540 art (talk). Nominated by RoySmith (talk) at 18:56, 9 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Toilets in New York City; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: A pity we don't have a picture of it Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:28, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

• With approval from nominator RoySmith and reviewer Hawkeye7, could this be used for the April Fools' Day set? Could certainly reword the hook a bit to make it more comical MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:01, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
  • I certainly won't object to an April Fools run, but I kind of like the hook as it is. I believe Epicgenius had some ideas for alternative hooks. I'm happy with whatever you guys decide. RoySmith (talk) 22:51, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
    • Oops, sorry, I forgot to actually add these hooks. Here are some suggestions (though I don't know if they're very good):
      • ALT1: ... that in 2006, half a million people used a temporary New York City public toilet sponsored by a toilet paper brand? Source: Lueck, Thomas J. (November 21, 2006). "A Glitzy (But Temporary) Answer to Nature's Calls in Times Sq". The New York Times.
      • ALT2: ... that an attempt to install public toilets in New York City in 1993 failed because of disputes over advertisements? Source: Dunlap, David W. (October 1, 1993). "Manufacturers Quit a Project For Pay Toilets". The New York Times.
      • ALT3: ... that a shortage of public toilets in New York City has inspired people to draw toilet maps? Source: Dwyer, Jim (March 18, 2016). "With Few Public Toilets, New York Has No Place to Go if You Have to Go". The New York Times. Epicgenius (talk) 23:14, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
        • All very tempting options... I'll let the set assembler decide on which will be used. I've added it to the April Fools page- thank you! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 02:27, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
          • @Hawkeye7 and MyCatIsAChonk: Need a tick for the ALTs if they are to be considered for promotion. Thanks. – Reidgreg (talk) 15:27, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
            • ALT1, ALT2, ALT3 all approved. (Personally, I still prefer the original, even for April Fools' Day. Something about paying $4.7 million for a toilet block.) Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:29, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

I'll move this out of DYKAPRIL as I don't think it'll be used on the day. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:20, 28 March 2024 (UTC)