New modular, self-cleaning public bathrooms could soon pop up across the city.
Last time I was in NYC I had a hell of a time finding somewhere to piss. Ended up going to saks 5th avenue. Tried on a $5000 jacket I could never afford when I was there. Great jacket.
Mamdani going for the NIPL-strategy: Noticably Improve People’s Lives
This is the socialism they tried to warn us about.
I’m fucking scared! Of how far we can make this place a utopia!
What?! Is he trying to improve the lives of those that don’t normally have easy bathroom access? How dare he! Government money should be a spent on improving his self image and ego!
I don’t get it. couldn’t they just beat the homeless people who piss in alleys? or like couldn’t they round them up and send them to work somewhere and provide housing and a bare minimum amount of food? why are my tax dollars being spent on washrooms that I’ll probably find conveniently available a few times in the next year or so?
- avg repub opinion
Conservatives must be losing it trying to figure out whether they should be against public defecation or for it.
isn’t ice deployment considered as such
THAT SON OF A BITCH!!!1;
Saw these in Paris while visiting. Always thought that every major city should have them. Was hella convenient!
Another W for Mamdani.
Remember in the 90s I think, when they tried to put the self cleaning Japanese toilets and monopolize on them?
All fun and games until someone gets stuck in the autowash…
that’s my second cousin
How the fuck does a bathroom clean itself
I’ve used these in San Francisco and Colorado Springs. You press a button to open the door, then once inside another button to lock it. You then have up to 5 minutes to do your business before the door will open again iirc. Toilet paper is carefully rationed out and dispensed. Once you are done and leave the door will close behind you and sprayers pop out pretty much everywhere, washing down every single surface. Sometimes the toilet also folds up for a more thorough cleaning of the seat. This means they’re always a little wet inside, but also remarkably clean. SF in particular really impressed me with these, I expected them to be absolutely disgusting and tried my best to avoid them until I had no choice. The US needs public toilets, and assuming the maintenance costs are low enough the self cleaning ones really aren’t as bad as an unattended public toilet sounds on the surface.
https://youtube.com/shorts/A8jmVqSB3fc
Sorry it’s a YouTube short, there are more videos though
Ignorance is bliss
MAKIBG PEOPLE’S LIVES BETTER?!?!?!
DEPORT THIS MAN NOW!!!
I was hoping to read more about the self cleaning process, but it sounds like it’s just an antibacterial spray down after every use. I wonder what happens when there are physical items left about. Toilet paper on the floor, syringes left behind, etc. How do you keep the seat from being wet every time someone goes in? If they aren’t hooked up to water and sewer lines, how frequently are they manually maintained? I’m not saying this isn’t a good thing, just that I have a lot of questions that aren’t answered in the article.
Edit: speech to text fucked my shit up
They had one of these a while back in Seattle. They were constantly dirty/gross OR someone would go in there for an extended period of time - basically rendering them useless. It is better to have bathrooms with an attendant.
Wait. NYC doesn’t have those already?
These are a horrible option. They tried them in Boston and no one used them. The thing is they were all pay, so unless you had exact change you weren’t using it. But even worse they had signs all over them that if you took too long they would automatically open, and if you tried to hold the door closed, you’d get soaked from the self-cleaning. And of course they were in prominent spots, rather than being off to the side, so no matter what you were walking into a crowd directly from the bathroom
I have no idea how long they considered too long, but it’s not worth the risk, especially since who ever carries change anyway,
Yeah so we should never try to solve this problem cuz it didn’t work this one time
Or you could try normal public restrooms. Or mandate that restaurants have them. Both of these used to be true in at least some places and more or less worked. Maybe a few tweaks to discourage camping, assault, and drugs and you’re good to go.
In a normal public restroom I’ve never seen anything dangerous or overly bad. It can happen
