How Do You Spell Relief?
There’s an article today in The Daily News about a guerilla ad campaign by a group called the Privy Council that is drawing attention to the city’s lack of public facilities. We’ve always prided ourselves on being pretty resourceful when it comes to heeding nature’s call while out and about but most of the tricks…
There’s an article today in The Daily News about a guerilla ad campaign by a group called the Privy Council that is drawing attention to the city’s lack of public facilities. We’ve always prided ourselves on being pretty resourceful when it comes to heeding nature’s call while out and about but most of the tricks up our sleeve are in Manhattan where we spend most of our weekdays. So we’d like to know what some of the best places of refuge are in Brownstone Brooklyn–whether it be department stores, restaurants, hotels, whatever–and hoping readers will be willing to share their secrets. Watcha got?
Group Protests Lack of Toilets [NY Daily News]
Pathmark at the dreadful Atlantic mall or whatever it’s called (Atlantic and FG Place). The facilities are between the last register and the little bank branch.
As a woman, I’m always embarassed for American women when I go to another country and don’t see a single toilet seat that’s been peed on. What’s wrong with us?
If I gotta go – I just have my mate put a leash on me and walk up to the nearest tree.
Don’t fotget about hospitals and libraries!
Yes, you are right. There is more to the cleanliness of Japanese toilets than the foot pedal bathroom controls. If messy toilets are part of the price we pay for our society, then I’ll take it. Japan is way buttoned down. A little suffocating, dontcha think?
haha…you said doody (duty)
The public restrooms in Underwood park are actually acceptable in a pinch – they are only open when there is someone on duty at the park (i.e., not in winter) so they are at least watched-over.
I’ve also found that the longer I’ve been in the nabe, I’ve gotten to know more people, merchants, etc. Some store vendors will let me use their “private” restrooms, and/or I don’t mind ducking into a restaurant (say, on DeKalb) and using their restroom without feeling guilty that I’m not buying anything, since I know the proprietors.
I reckon Japanese public toilets are clean because as a society they care. The toilets could have a complicated two-handed flushing system and their toilets would still be clean.
Target has good ones.