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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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