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Bathroom Stories
from fellow New Yorkers & Tourists
NYC DOE Teacher, she/her
“On Halloween i was using the bathroom map in union square. I have a medical condition and had severe urgency to pee. Every place that...
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native New Yorker & senior executive assistant, she/her
" When my husband and I began dating, we would go into the city often. We always made sure to go to dinner and movies or straight home...
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Pregnant New Yorker
"I'm pregnant and suddenly needed the bathroom while shopping at Whole Foods on 125th. I went to customer service, and they said they...
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Ashley, 27 she/her
"i go to union square a lot to hang with friends. Before the Whole Foods bathroom was my go too. I have a feeding tube and am pretty...
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17 year old NYC high school student with disabilities, they/them
"In may 2023, me (a kid with a connective tissue and auto immune disease) and my school took a trip to the met and surrounding areas. as...
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38 year old mom from Pennsylvania
My husband and I took our children, au pair, mother-in-law and niece to NYC to celebrate the holidays. On the way to the M&M store my 8...
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anonymous New Yorker, she/her
“I'm a survivor of sexual assault. One of my PTSD developments ended up being incontinence. I've had countless incidents where I've had...
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27 year old tourist from Nevada, she/her
"I was suffering from a UTI while vacationing in New York. The CVS a had a minute clinic appt would not allow me to use the restroom. I...
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30 year old NYC resident with Endometriosis
"I have endometriosis and experienced heavy bleeding as a result prior to my hysterectomy. This bleeding was enough to soak through an...
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Amazon Delivery Messenger, she/her
"I am a delivery foot messenger for Amazon. I work outside all day sometimes up to 10 hours. I was working a long shift and hadn’t used...
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NYC Student (20 years old), she/her
"I was in an Uber heading to the airport when I got the most sudden, intense stomach pain of my life. I tell the driver to pull over and...
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22 year old NYC resident, they/them
"In the height of the pandemic, I was homeless, living out of a fiat 500 (that I could barely afford to keep) with my 50 lb pitbull. I...
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31 year old NYC resident, she/her
"My boss took me out for lunch with her best friend. We were walking after lunch while discussing a work matter and I felt the urge to go...
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22 year old Camp Counselor @ Prospect Park, he/him
“The bathroom horror stories of Prospect Park truly never end. Toward the end of our staff training week, I was stationed in the Park...
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Victoria, 37 years old she/her
“I have endometriosis (which was already a problem because I would have sudden heavy, painful periods) and had a hysterectomy with...
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Caretaker of Adults with Autism, she/her
“I work with adults with low functioning autism. We once were in CVS and one of my clients needed the bathroom. She normally isn’t very...
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35 year old pregnant New Yorker, she/her
“Was 33 weeks pregnant, needed to pee desperately so went into a Starbucks, ORDERED A DRINK FIRST and asked if I could use their...
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20 year old tourist, she/ her
“I was on a business trip to New York City with family, not my business, but my father’s. I come from a ‘well-to-do’ family, and you can...
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44 year old NYC resident with IBS, they/them
“I have severe IBS and always have supplies with me in my backpack - spare underwear, toilet paper, plastic bags. One morning, it was...
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Theresa, 34 y/o single mom with brain cancer
“I’ve been battling brain cancer for almost two years now and last year I began a very rigorous regimen of chemo and radiation at Sloan...
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Taylor she/her, 21 years old
"It was my first time going anywhere since my Diabetes diagnosis. I was prescribed Metformin to keep my blood sugar low, but one of the...
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30 Year Old NYC Resident, he/him
"Just this weekend, I was around Bryant Park for an event with my girlfriend. I have Crohn's Disease and was currently experiencing a...
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27 year old NYC resident, she/her
"Last fall I scheduled a Covid vaccine at Walgreens (700 Columbus Ave). On the way to the appointment I started menstruating. When I...
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24 year old Brooklyn Pride Parade Goer, she/her
"Brooklyn pride happened on 5th Ave yesterday (and it was awesome!!). But afterwards someone posted in the neighborhood Facebook group...
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22 year old camp counselor, he/him
"I work as a Camp Counselor in Prospect Park. We often have to use the bathroom closest to the Carousel. Several of the preschoolers I...
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NYC Construction Worker with Crohn's Disease
"I have had multiple accidents, but the worst one was working for a building on an "occupied floor". You needed a scan code to open the...
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Lindsay Tuchman, Newsy Anchor
"As a news reporter there have been dozens and dozens of times where I have needed a restroom across the five boroughs, particularly...
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