New York —
Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to tackle huge problems in New York City like housing, mass transit and child care.
His starting point? Public bathrooms.
There’s a shortage in New York —just one bathroom for every 8,500 residents. Many are musty and the toilets don’t flush. Some double as shelter for homeless people.
When you can’t find a restroom, “you are made keenly aware of just how few public bathrooms there are and how dependent we have left New Yorkers on either the generosity and kindness of a business owner or a requirement that they pay seven bucks for a coffee,” Mamdani told CNN.
