Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
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@futurebird On trips to NYC this has been my single biggest complaint.
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Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
If this is a big enough initiative it will have a huge impact on quality of life for new yorkers. I don't know if it is big enough. Nonetheless *this* is the way to address the things that make people feel like the city is a dump. It's also just... civilized. IDK. How do you call it a city and you have no bathrooms?
Anyway welcome to communism.
@futurebird , toilets are good. Communism is not. Damn SSSR...
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Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
If this is a big enough initiative it will have a huge impact on quality of life for new yorkers. I don't know if it is big enough. Nonetheless *this* is the way to address the things that make people feel like the city is a dump. It's also just... civilized. IDK. How do you call it a city and you have no bathrooms?
Anyway welcome to communism.
@futurebird *Public* toilets? Well how do we make money off of that?!
/s
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Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
If this is a big enough initiative it will have a huge impact on quality of life for new yorkers. I don't know if it is big enough. Nonetheless *this* is the way to address the things that make people feel like the city is a dump. It's also just... civilized. IDK. How do you call it a city and you have no bathrooms?
Anyway welcome to communism.
@futurebird This is an issue that gets little consideration or political glamour, but is actually a really big deal for the livability of a city. It's up there with public transport and libraries, in my opinion. NYC has so many residents and people commuting for work, and it's such an important travel destination for tourists that it should be a priority.
Too many times, politicians (particularly conservative and "economic rationalist" types) want to cut costs, or invoke the ick-factor against a group they hate (I've lived in places where closing public toilets was cited in the war against drugs or to keep kids safe from LGBTQIA+ people), or do outrageous hostile social-engineering against homeless people, and so they proudly choose to under-fund or close public toilets. It's a short-sighted move because it degrades public amenity and sanitation, and has flow-on effects for restaurants, bars, and other local businesses.
On the other hand, good accessibility and around-the-clock availability of public toilets makes life safer, easier to plan for, and more comfortable for minorities, women, parents with babies looking for a change room, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. And, yes, homeless people, because they're a fact of life that cannot be solved by hoping they'll simply disappear if you're cruel enough to them. I'm seeing this announcement by Zohran Mamdani as a sign that he treats people and their basic needs with respect.
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@futurebird I cannot stress enough how public toilets are necessary for the non cis male public. Whenever I travel, or even when I just leave home for a few hours it is an issue. Especially for those who can't afford cafΓ©s and such. Shops used to have toilets over here whenever they had a seated area. Now you're lucky to find one and not pay a Euro for it.
@LappenjammerDieZweite @futurebird Also the option available to cis males comes with the risk of arrest.
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Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
If this is a big enough initiative it will have a huge impact on quality of life for new yorkers. I don't know if it is big enough. Nonetheless *this* is the way to address the things that make people feel like the city is a dump. It's also just... civilized. IDK. How do you call it a city and you have no bathrooms?
Anyway welcome to communism.
Feels most cities (all) on the west coast are no bathrooms anywhere sorts of places.
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Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
If this is a big enough initiative it will have a huge impact on quality of life for new yorkers. I don't know if it is big enough. Nonetheless *this* is the way to address the things that make people feel like the city is a dump. It's also just... civilized. IDK. How do you call it a city and you have no bathrooms?
Anyway welcome to communism.
@futurebird man Boston could learn from this. I canβt recommend anyone visit these days unless Iβm able to show them around. City government has essentially allowed our public bathrooms be hidden from view, so visitors wonβt know they exist
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@LappenjammerDieZweite @futurebird Also the option available to cis males comes with the risk of arrest.
I guess it does in the US. Over here you might get a small fine but not more.
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Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
If this is a big enough initiative it will have a huge impact on quality of life for new yorkers. I don't know if it is big enough. Nonetheless *this* is the way to address the things that make people feel like the city is a dump. It's also just... civilized. IDK. How do you call it a city and you have no bathrooms?
Anyway welcome to communism.
@futurebird I love this. Public toilets are essential urban infrastructure.
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I guess it does in the US. Over here you might get a small fine but not more.
@LappenjammerDieZweite @futurebird Here it depends on where. In the woods it is fair game, but in a city someone could be accused of indecent exposure or similar.
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Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
If this is a big enough initiative it will have a huge impact on quality of life for new yorkers. I don't know if it is big enough. Nonetheless *this* is the way to address the things that make people feel like the city is a dump. It's also just... civilized. IDK. How do you call it a city and you have no bathrooms?
Anyway welcome to communism.
@futurebird@sauropods.win It'd be quite nice to have working toilets instead of needing to find a Starbucks (which is the only good use for a Starbucks, if you ask me). -
Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
If this is a big enough initiative it will have a huge impact on quality of life for new yorkers. I don't know if it is big enough. Nonetheless *this* is the way to address the things that make people feel like the city is a dump. It's also just... civilized. IDK. How do you call it a city and you have no bathrooms?
Anyway welcome to communism.
@futurebird thank you for this update, comrade.
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Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
If this is a big enough initiative it will have a huge impact on quality of life for new yorkers. I don't know if it is big enough. Nonetheless *this* is the way to address the things that make people feel like the city is a dump. It's also just... civilized. IDK. How do you call it a city and you have no bathrooms?
Anyway welcome to communism.
@futurebird UP WITH BIDET SOCIALISM, TOILETS AND BUM WASHERS FOR ALL
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Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
If this is a big enough initiative it will have a huge impact on quality of life for new yorkers. I don't know if it is big enough. Nonetheless *this* is the way to address the things that make people feel like the city is a dump. It's also just... civilized. IDK. How do you call it a city and you have no bathrooms?
Anyway welcome to communism.
@futurebird NZ seems to always have public toilets everywhere. Very civilized.
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@futurebird @Flo_Rian @lemgandi Especially chemistry books.
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@adardis @VCP @futurebird Conspicuous hydration is such a flex in a toiletless city!
@carrideen @VCP @futurebird Outstanding!
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@adardis @VCP @futurebird Conspicuous hydration is such a flex in a toiletless city!
Drinking water in two bridges like I have cafe muffin money.
Yeah I'll buy a bagel.
I'll even buy a coffee.
Just give me the damn key.
I'm a hy hy hy hydrated roller. -
Drinking water in two bridges like I have cafe muffin money.
Yeah I'll buy a bagel.
I'll even buy a coffee.
Just give me the damn key.
I'm a hy hy hy hydrated roller.@futurebird @carrideen @VCP I'm still thinking about your base-4 puzzle and what I want to do with it.
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Zohran is expanding the number of public toilets in NYC and improving how the existing ones are cleaned and maintained.
If this is a big enough initiative it will have a huge impact on quality of life for new yorkers. I don't know if it is big enough. Nonetheless *this* is the way to address the things that make people feel like the city is a dump. It's also just... civilized. IDK. How do you call it a city and you have no bathrooms?
Anyway welcome to communism.
"Communism is enough clean toilets."
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@futurebird @carrideen @VCP I'm still thinking about your base-4 puzzle and what I want to do with it.
Did you see the webapp from @c9a? Neat stuff.
And I posted a photo of the actual cards.
