Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced at a Jan. 10 press conference that $4 million will go towards boosting the city’s stock of publicly-available toilets. He spoke at the site of one such future restroom in West Harlem, alongside City Council Speaker Julie Menin and City Council Member Shaun Abreu.

13 Jan 2026 | 06:54

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Jan. 10 that he had earmarked $4 million to go towards expanding access to public bathrooms citywide.

Specifically, the city has put out a Request for Proposals (RFPs) process on “high-quality modular” restrooms, with the aim of awarding a bid to the company that can...