{"id":425427,"date":"2022-04-02T00:19:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T21:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/"},"modified":"2022-04-02T00:19:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T21:19:48","slug":"nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC&#8217;s best free public bathrooms, according to TikTok"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1c77e1cd1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1c77e1cd1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#%E2%80%9CNYCs_best_free_public_bathrooms_according_to_TikTok%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC&#8217;s best free public bathrooms, according to TikTok&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#Uptown\" >Uptown\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#West_Elm_1870_West_Broadway\" >West Elm, 1870 West Broadway\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#Downtown\" >Downtown\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#Bloomingdales_504_Broadway\" >Bloomingdale\u2019s, 504 Broadway<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#Midtown\" >Midtown<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#Bryant_Park_public_bathrooms\" >Bryant Park public bathrooms\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#Brooklyn\" >Brooklyn\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#Barnes_Noble_267_Seventh_Ave_Park_Slope\" >Barnes &amp; Noble, 267 Seventh Ave., Park Slope\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#Queens\" >Queens<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#Queens_Public_Library_at_Steinway_21-45_31st_St_Ditmars_Steinway\" >Queens Public Library at Steinway,  21-45 31st St., Ditmars Steinway<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#Special_mentions\" >Special mentions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#i\" >\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-best-free-public-bathrooms-according-to-tiktok\/#Harry_Potter_New_York_935_Broadway\" >Harry Potter New York, 935 Broadway\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYCs_best_free_public_bathrooms_according_to_TikTok%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC&#8217;s best free public bathrooms, according to TikTok&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s been some New Yorkers\u2019 No. 1 concern for ages: Where do you go when you really gotta go?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For Teddy Siegel, the city\u2019s dire lack of public bathrooms came to a head this past July, while she was shopping in Times Square after guzzling an iced coffee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always had an extremely small bladder so being in the city has always been extremely anxiety-inducing for me,\u201d the 22-year-old graduate student told The Post. \u201cI was on the verge of peeing myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She asked one store to use their bathroom and was denied; eventually she had to shell out for a $3 bottle of water to use a McDonald\u2019s bathroom. The purchase stung of injustice, especially when she realized the door was unlocked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need my $3 a lot more than McDonald\u2019s does,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>Siegel, who noticed that the pandemic made it even harder to pee in NYC as businesses locked down their restrooms tighter, decided no one should ever be stranded in the city with a full bladder. <\/p>\n<p>So, she started a TikTok account, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@got2gonyc\">Got2GoNYC<\/a>, where she\u2019s listing free bathrooms across the city and crowdsourcing tips on finding more. She\u2019s become a leak leaker, too, liberating access codes for customer-only bathrooms, along with posting late-night options and spots with free menstrual products and changing tables.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly a lot of people got2go: The account has gained more than 92,000 followers and the videos have racked up millions of views. The comments are full of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciative residents and tourists praising the whiz kid for saving their days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Teddy Siegel in front of her favorite public bathroom in the city, in Bryant Park.\" class=\"wp-image-21731168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Teddy Siegel in front of her favorite public bathroom in the city, in Bryant Park.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tamara Beckwith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFollowed! We fly in Wednesday to elope, terrified of needing to pee in my wedding dress,\u201d one commenter gushed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers have long tracked free public bathrooms in different shared maps or by word of mouth, but Siegel, a Long Island native who lives in Gramercy, wants to do more with the account. She\u2019s riding the memes and lip syncs of the TikTok algorithm to call out the cruelty of denying people, especially unhoused New Yorkers, access to the most basic human need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s honestly so unacceptable that New York City is not taking care of the people who live here,\u201d said Siegel, adding that as a young white woman, she has it easier than some others who have to beg for bathroom access. \u201cIt is kind of offensive being turned away from different places when you\u2019re literally on the verge of going in your pants. It\u2019s just not really something that people should have to deal with.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/harry-potter-2.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Exterior of the Harry Potter store\" class=\"wp-image-21731580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/harry-potter-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/harry-potter-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/harry-potter-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/harry-potter-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>The Harry Potter store has a clean bathroom.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tamara Beckwith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Big Apple is far from flush with bathrooms, according to a 2020 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/urbandesignforum.org\/the-need-for-public-bathrooms-in-new-york-city\/\">report<\/a> from the Urban Design Forum. <\/p>\n<p>New York ranks a crappy 80th out of 100 cities in the country in the number of places to go in parks, libraries, subways and public spaces per capita. Squeaky clean Washington, DC, has three times as many. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged in 2006 to install 20 paid, self-cleaning toilets around the five boroughs; only five have been installed, according to a report by the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> site <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/life\/2022\/3\/29\/23002372\/nyc-promised-public-bathrooms-still-waiting\">the City<\/a>. The rest of the thrones sit mothballed in a warehouse in Queens.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lack of loos, Siegel says, directly leads to another infamous New York City gripe: It smells like piss. And another hot summer is right around the corner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they [the city] just came up with a different solution, they wouldn\u2019t have to arrest people for public urination or have the city smell so horrendous,\u201d\u00a0said Siegel, who has teamed up with the nonprofit ClearPath NYC to provide a list of bathrooms for homeless youth. <\/p>\n<p>The NYPD wrote 571 summonses for public urination in 2019; that number actually dropped in the past two years, when cops eased up on quality of life enforcement during the pandemic. The issue hasn\u2019t been wiped away, though: Complaints about public urination doubled from 2019 to 2021, according to 311 data.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Siegel hopes the city will create a tax incentive for businesses to open their bathrooms to the public, or just build more in public spaces. Until then, she\u2019ll keep drinking her iced coffees with new confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I have to ration the amount I\u2019m drinking until I know that there is a place that I can use the bathroom,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here by location are Siegel\u2019s favorite free bathrooms in the city.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uptown\"><\/span>Uptown\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wet-elm-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"West Elm bathroom\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wet-elm-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wet-elm-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wet-elm-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wet-elm-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wet-elm-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    West Elm                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Tamara Beckwith<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=820\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Siegel loves West Elm's gender neutral bathrooms.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1640 1640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1230 1230w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=820 820w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 410w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Siegel loves West Elm&#8217;s gender-neutral bathrooms.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Tamara Beckwith<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"West Elm bathroom\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/west-elm.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    The restroom at West Elm                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Tamara Beckwith<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"West_Elm_1870_West_Broadway\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@got2gonyc\/video\/7014233005912968454?_t=8R4kv2UA66I&amp;_r=1\">West Elm<\/a>, 1870 West Broadway\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@got2gonyc\/video\/7014233005912968454?_t=8R4kv2UA66I&amp;_r=1\">West Elm has two very large gender-neutral bathrooms<\/a> equipped with a changing table; great for dads. They also have a policy posted on the mirror that states that they sanitize the bathroom after each use,\u201d Siegel said of this favorite near Central Park, Columbus Circle and Lincoln Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Downtown\"><\/span><strong>Downtown\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=857\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Siegel snapping a selfie outside of the downtown Bloomingdale's.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1714 1714w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1285 1285w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=857 857w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=428 428w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Siegel snaps a pic outside of the downtown Bloomingdale&#8217;s.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Tamara Beckwith<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Siegel taking a selfie in the Bloomingdale's bathroom.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bloomingdales-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    She says the lighting is great in the Bloomgindale&#8217;s bathroom.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Tamara Beckwith<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bloomingdales_504_Broadway\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@got2gonyc\/video\/7006356907078290694?_t=8QrBXAVXOck&amp;_r=1\">Bloomingdale\u2019s<\/a>, 504 Broadway<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@got2gonyc\/video\/7006356907078290694?_t=8QrBXAVXOck&amp;_r=1\">my personal favorite<\/a>, it\u2019s always very clean and has great lighting for selfies \u2014 each mirror has its own long light. It\u2019s just really aesthetically pleasing, the tile that\u2019s in the bathroom is a really nice, calming shade of blue,\u201d Siegel said. Plus, \u201cthere\u2019s a lot of stall options, so you don\u2019t really have to wait very long.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Midtown\"><\/span>Midtown<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=862\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"The public bathrooms at Bryant Park are surprisingly well maintained.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1724 1724w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1293 1293w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=862 862w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=431 431w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    The public bathrooms at Bryant Park are surprisingly well maintained.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Tamara Beckwith<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Bryant Park restrooms\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bryant-park-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    The restrooms at Bryant Park.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Tamara Beckwith<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bryant_Park_public_bathrooms\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vm.tiktok.com\/ZTd5bX14p\/\">Bryant Park public bathrooms\u00a0<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@got2gonyc\/video\/7078769528586636590?_t=8Quq53uHALO&amp;_r=1\">Bryant Park bathrooms<\/a> are the nicest I\u2019ve ever been to,\u201d Siegel said. \u201cThey have classical music, fresh flowers, art on the walls and attendants who are constantly cleaning. They literally should be a tourist attraction.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brooklyn\"><\/span><strong>Brooklyn<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/barnes-and-nobles-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Siegel outside the Park Slope Barnes &amp; Noble\" class=\"wp-image-21731769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/barnes-and-nobles-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/barnes-and-nobles-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/barnes-and-nobles-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Siegel said the Barnes &amp; Noble near Prospect Park is a great place for a pit stop.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tamara Beckwith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barnes_Noble_267_Seventh_Ave_Park_Slope\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vm.tiktok.com\/TTPdPo9RnU\/\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>, 267 Seventh Ave., Park Slope\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Need a pit stop after making the loop around Prospect Park? Siegel called this \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@got2gonyc\/video\/7077974122419997995?_t=8QrCFpy3sol&amp;_r=1\">the most reliable bathroom in Park Slope<\/a>. Conveniently located near a Starbucks, for those who are lactose intolerant but dangerously addicted to whole milk caramel macchiatos.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Queens\"><\/span>Queens<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/queens-library.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Steinway Library\u2019s main entrance on 31st Street.\" class=\"wp-image-21747134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/queens-library.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/queens-library.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/queens-library.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The newly redone Steinway Library boasts three brand-new bathrooms, including one that is all-gender, single-occupant and ADA accessible.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Steinway Library<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Queens_Public_Library_at_Steinway_21-45_31st_St_Ditmars_Steinway\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vm.tiktok.com\/TTPd52Y3tP\/\">Queens Public Library<\/a> at Steinway,  21-45 31st St., Ditmars Steinway<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAny public library will allow people to use their bathrooms!\u201d Siegel said. \u201cLibraries are a nice calming environment to be in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> [and they\u2019re] usually pretty inclusive and welcoming.\u201d\u00a0This library is particularly welcoming: It reopened earlier this year after undergoing nearly $5 million in renovations to upgrade the interior and make it more accessible for those with disabilities.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Special_mentions\"><\/span>Special mentions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/harry-porter.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The restroom at Harry Potter New York\" class=\"wp-image-21731517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/harry-porter.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/harry-porter.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/harry-porter.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The bathroom at Harry Potter New York is no-frills, but the surroundings are delightful.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tamara Beckwith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Harry_Potter_New_York_935_Broadway\"><\/span><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vm.tiktok.com\/TTPdPohA7u\/\">Harry Potter New York<\/a>, 935 Broadway\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cSometimes the line to get into the building can be long, but if you go on a weekday you should be able to just walk right in,\u201d Siegel advised. The bathrooms are \u201creally big and gender-neutral, and there\u2019s a sign in \u2018Harry Potter\u2019 font.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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