Now, she and other advocates are done holding it in. They're celebrating the passage of Intro 694, aka the "NYC Public Bathroom Network Bill," which passed with a 47 vote. The bill will require ...

The New York City Council has passed a bill requiring the mayor to add roughly 1,000 public bathrooms across the city by 2035. Right now, there is only one public bathroom for every 7,820 residents.

That is one facility for every 7,800 people. The new law, known as the Bathroom Bill, would increase the number of public restrooms in New York to 2,120 in 10 years. The bill passed the City ...

Getty Images The bill directs the city to develop a longterm bathroom plan that ... of which would be publicly owned. New York City currently has about 1,100 public toilets for its 8.6 million ...

As a result, the city council is considering a plan Thursday to expand access to public bathrooms across New York City. If passed, the bill would ... Finding a bathroom isn't only tough for ...

a group of New York City residents, for helping to push the bill forward. "What we're going to do is, for the first time, create a citywide public bathroom network," she said. "By 2035 ...

Knowing where the closest bathroom is in New York City can be a challenge, but a new City Council bill may change that. Councilmember Sandy Nurse is leading the push to expand public bathroom access.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — When you gotta go, you gotta go, but finding a place to relieve oneself can be a challenge in New York City ... we have all needed a public bathroom,” Nurse said.