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Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Stories that matter, from the heart of the East River.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Toilets

The Odyssey of an NYC Public Toilet: A Journey Through Bureaucracy and Budget

If We Can Send a Man to the Moon, Why Can’t We Build a NYC Public Toilet? Imagine a gleaming oasis in the urban desert, a beacon of relief for weary New Yorkers. This is the dream of an NYC…

Johns! But who wins? Tennis players, RIOC or Janet Falk?

With such a success story, however delayed, you ask yourself, “Who wins?” Tennis players who finally have portable toilets at the Octagon Courts? Janet Falk who waged a two year war for them? Or RIOC which finally scored a win…

Why New York City Never Has Enough Public Toilets

New York City is a great place to live or visit, but it has some drawbacks. One of the biggest issues is the lack of public toilets. The city simply doesn’t have enough bathrooms for its large population. Even in…

Interesting Fact #3 – The average person spends about 3 years of their life on the toilet.

You might not want to think about it but the average person spends a lot of time on the toilet. The average person spends about 3 years of their life on the toilet. That’s a lot of time sitting on…